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Sources on the cold war. These are a set of adapted sources for the Cuban Missile Crisis was a historic event of the Cold War period that divided the post WWII world into a bipolar world. When the world was divided into the democratic camp and the communist camp, there were events that led to tension and, at times, nearly ending in a nuclear Armageddon. The Cuban Missile Crisis was an example how the USA and the USSR's rivalry was brought into the Western hemisphere which nearly resulted in a nuclear conflagration.

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Cold War Sources

Sources on the cold war. These are a set of adapted sources for the Cuban Missile Crisis was a historic event of the Cold War period that divided the post WWII world into a bipolar world. When the world was divided into the democratic camp and the communist camp, there were events that led to tension and, at times, nearly ending in a nuclear Armageddon. The Cuban Missile Crisis was an example how the USA and the USSR's rivalry was brought into the Western hemisphere which nearly resulted in a nuclear conflagration.

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Source A:

A cartoon on the Cuban Missile Crisis in September 1962

Hints on pruning* *

What do you mean? A menace? Surely, its alright to go fishing, isnt it?

Source B:

A post-Cuban missile crisis view on the role of Cuba

Castro's role in the crisis differs greatl from the other two leaders! "nce he decided to accept the missiles# he lost control over their fate! Castro was merel a pawn in the international chess match and Cuba was merel a pla ing field! $either Castro nor Cuba was of great international importance! %he missile confrontation could have ta&en place an where in the world# unfortunatel for the Cuban people# it occurred on their island! 'n the end# Castro had little effect on the outcome of the crisis and felt betra ed b the (!S!S!)! %he crisis solved few of Cuba's problems and left the countr to deal with the (nited States alone! 1

Source C:

*+cerpt of ,hruschev-s speech to the Supreme Soviet# .ecember 1962!

American forces have been doing ever thing the can# from the first da of the revolution# to overthrow Cuba-s government and restore their own control! %he set up an economic bloc&ade of Cuba! %his is inhuman-an attempt to starve a whole nation! *ven this was not enough for them! %he decided to use force to suppress the Cuban revolution/0e carried weapons there at the re1uest of the Cuban government! Cuba needed weapons as a means of deterring the aggressors# and not as a means of attac&!

Source D:

Adapted from ,enned -s speech to the nation on radio and television about the Soviet missiles in Cuba!

2ood evening# m fellow citi3ens! %his 2overnment# as promised# has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet militar buildup on the island of Cuba! 0ithin the past wee&# unmista&able evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island! %he purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear stri&e capabilit against the 0estern 4emisphere.

Source E:

A recent view on the Soviet decision to place missiles in Cuba

,hrushchev intended his missile deplo ment chiefl as an effort to spread revolution throughout 5atin America! 4e and his advisers had been e+hilarated when a Mar+ist insurgenc sei3ed power in Cuba on its own# without all the pushing and prodding the Soviets had to do to install communist regimes in *astern *urope!

2ood evening# m fellow citi3ens! %his 2overnment# as promised# has maintained the 2 closest surveillance of the Soviet militar buildup on the island of Cuba! 0ithin the past wee&# unmista&able evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island! %he purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear stri&e capabilit against the 0estern 4emisphere .

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