The next day a new government is formed. Manuel Urrutia heads the government as president and Jose Miro Cardona is the new prime minister. Five days later on January 7th the United States recognize the new Cuban Government although the CIA has already began a plan to over throw it. ... With a new government in charge they might seek help from other countries such as the USSR. ... The change of the Cuban Government has yet to play a major part in the cold war. ...

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It took place during the call of the "Missile Crisis" in Cuba in October 1962. The Cuban missile crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. ... In 1961 Fidel Castro proclaimed officially a social character of his government. ... After seven days of guarded and intense debate within the upper arrangements government, Kennedy concluded to lay a naval quarantine around Cuba. ... However, the Cuban government was frustrated because either the United States or the Russ did not include Fidel Castro in the agreement to remove the nuclear missiles from Cuba. ...

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It seemed obvious that the US would plan another attack on Cuba and Khrushchev took the evasive action that he believed was necessary to defend the Soviet ally, Cuba. ... Naturally, Pro-Soviet Cuba met these specifications quite conveniently. ... Kennedy, 1968 After the US government learned of the Soviet missiles based in Cuba from photos taken by U-2 pilot, Richard Heyser, Kennedy met with his executive committee and came to the conclusion that there were solely two reactionary means that could be carried out. ... This aided to his decision to inflict a naval blockade upon Cuba. ... On Oct...

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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS Soviet Union was very much behind the United States in the arms race or the Cold War. ... After seven days of guarded and intense debate within the upper echelons of government, Kennedy concluded to impose a naval quarantine around Cuba. ... In the letter he demanded that the U.S. remove of its missiles in Turkey in exchange for Soviet missiles in Cuba. ... He also expressed his trust that the United States will not invade Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of President Kennedy's greatest accomplishments. ...

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The military officials wanted a full-scale search and destroy invasion of Cuba to remove the nuclear weapons from Cuba before the Soviet Union ordered a strike. ... The United States government should have resolved the issue before treats of invasion and nuclear warfare occurred. ... Khrushchev made a brash and bold gambit in shipping the missiles to Cuba. ... The United States decided not to bomb Cuba and to just enforce a naval blockade. ... The Cuban missile crisis was alarming time in American history. ...

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On April 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahí de Cochinos on the south coast of Cuba. The group of exiles were trained in Guatemala by members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and supplied with arms by the U.S. government, the rebels planned to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. ... -Cuban relations. ... Castro allowed the Soviet Union to bring missiles into Cuba for Cuba's protection. ... North Vietnam were forcing, Communism, a government structure that not everyone agreed with on to South Vietnam. ...

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In April of 1961 Cuban exiles invaded the bay of pigs on the south coast of Cuba. ... Even though the exiles were crushed by Castro's forces a major crisis did not come up until about a year later with the Cuban missile crisis. In 1962 the Cuban government became convinced that the U.S. was planning an attack on Cuba, so Cuba asked military aid from the former Soviet Union. So the Russians responded by giving Cuba missiles and material to build launch sites. In October of 1966 the Untied States learned that Cuba could launch nuclear missiles on some American cities. ...

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Castro involved himself in anticommunist political party formed to reform government corruption. ... Castro's control over the government and economy was one of a communist. ... Roselli did not want the U.S government aware of the operation. ... We also didn't want to scare anybody and have a war in Cuba, with them trying to revolt in Cuba or even worse revolt against us. ... The CIA didn't want the government knowing about their secret plans because it was illegal. ...

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(http://128.138.129.27/government/national/speeches/inau3.html) Now Kennedy was in the White House and starting to run operations. ... In Cuba, a dictator named Fidel Castro has taken over Cuba and his activities that were concerning the US. ... On April 15, 1961 the Cubans were prepared for an attack. ... Monday morning Castro knew about the landing, and the Cuban government responded almost immediately, taking a superior position in the air during the early morning hours. ... The Soviet Union had backstabbed the United States and made it look like a weak country loosing to Cuba. ...

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He was sort of into the government. ... (source 2) Kennedy had problems with the Cubans. ... Prior to Kennedy's death, he had embarrassed them in the Big Cuban Showdown.... The mafia had connections with the Cuban exiles.... Kennedy had problems with just a few groups, including his own government. ...

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On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire fence between East and West Berlin. ... With their attempts they built missile launchers capable of launching nuclear missiles that could reach the United States in Cuba. This was discovered after the U.S. sent a U-2 spy plane over Cuba and discovered it. ... On October 22nd Kennedy made a televised address to state that a naval blockade on Cuba will be put in place to bar any military material from getting to Cuba. ... Kennedys speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" it brought an end to th...

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About 1,300 of CIA trained anti-Castro expatriates were sent to seize Cuba. ... After being released from Cuba almost a year later, many of the exiles felt betrayed by Kennedy. ... Many conservatives also felt Kennedy was "too easy" on communism, especially after he took responsibility for "The Bay of Pigs" in Cuba. ... It was well known in the government that Kennedy and Johnson didn't like each other. ... The simple fact is that it would cause people to mistrust the government. ...

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JFK- wore wrinkled khaki's to Congress PET- wore sandals to house of commons JFK-Cuban Missle Crisis PET- War Measures Act JFK-Civil Rights Movement-pushed equality on the top of nations agenda PET-Official Languages Act JFK- "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country- inaugural speech PET- "The Government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation- JFK-new level of idealism and activism PET- Charter of Rights and Freedoms, JFK-Televised debate, he won- Radio-Nixon won- awesome speaker, good presence PET-Same thing, used the me...

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This movie showed how the right side of the government was thinking. During the cold war the Cuban missile crisis was one of the most important events happening in the news at that time. ... The government was so intent to show America that communist are the devil themselves and anybody that has any kind of liberal or democratic view about the government may be a communist also. ... This was a ploy that the government had to comfort America from the fear of the nuclear attack from Cuba. ... It was the liberals against the government. ...

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At least four separate government investigations have come to conflicting conclusions about what happened. ... Theorists have fingered suspects from the Mafia to the Cubans to the CIA to Lyndon Johnson and the Federal Reserve. ... He had very few, if any, close relationships with other people and he appeared to have great difficulty in finding a meaningful place in the world he seemed to prefer the Soviet Union and he spoke highly of Cuba- (Washington 180). ... Americans have tried to give a meaning to the assassination, generally in the form of conspiracy theories "involving Cuba, th...

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