Designed to help policymakers, students, and interested citizens draw lessons from these critical events half a century ago, this site not only provides background on the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster in october 1962 but also offers tools to understand how. The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis of 1962 spanish. Cuban missile crisis documents city university of new york. Bibliographic access the cuban missile crisis, 1962.
Two days earlier president john kennedy had announced the discovery of soviet missiles on the island of cuba, some 90 miles south of florida. The cuban missile crisis the belfer center for science and. While participants and historians of the crisis never tire of recalling its details and its dangers, the majority of the generation that lived. In october 1962, a united states spy plane captured evidence of the soviet union moving nuclear weapons into cuba, 90 miles away from the coast of florida. Why did the russians pull their missiles out of cuba.
Teacher materials and student materials updated on 101718. With the push of a button on either side, a nuclear. Garthoff, the havana conference on the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy library, sta26162 the cuban missile war was the most devastating war in world history. The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 pushed to united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear war. Mar 17, 2018 this peace march was held on october 24, 1962 in response to the cuban missile crisis. In october 1962, an american u2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites. Mikoyans talks with fidel castro and the cuban leadership, november 1962, pp. The book is strongest in its treatment of the background of the crisis.
Cuban missile crisis and cuban missile crisis, 1962. Chronology intelligence aspects pdf, chronology of specific events relating to the military buildup in cuba, compiled for the president. Studyiqcuban missile crisis world history free pdf download download free pdf of burning cuban missile crisis world history we have launched our mobile app, get it now. Instrumental in the early stages of the cuban missile crisis, these photographs showed that the soviet union was amassing offensive ballistic missiles in cuba. Includes intelligence reports, briefing papers, and materials related to operation mongoose, a program aimed at destabilizing the castro regime. Most books on the cuban missile crisis tell the story through the perspective of memoirs of those who advised president kennedy, as he struggled to avoid world war iii. President kennedy and secretary of defense mcnamara in an excomm meeting. Cuban missile crisis for thirteen days in october 1962 the world waitedseemingly on the brink of nuclear warand hoped for a peaceful resolution to the cuban missile crisis. Cuban missile crisis lesson plan national museum of the. Documents from the foreign ministry archives in brasilia p. On october 15, 1962, the soviet union was discovered attempting to install nuclear missiles in cuba. Kennedys presidency, and today is remembered as a major accomplishment of kennedys time in office. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the pdf images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents. Sep 14, 2012 most books on the cuban missile crisis tell the story through the perspective of memoirs of those who advised president kennedy, as he struggled to avoid world war iii.
Cuban missile crisisstrategic consideration, october 1962. During the cuban missile crisis nuclear weapons in cuba were aimed at the us, and at the same time nuclear weapons in the us were aimed at cuba. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The cuban crisis of 1962 download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The pentagon, opposed to any film that might undermine public enthusiasm for nuclear weapons, refused to cooperate.
Long american university the cuban missile crisis has been analyzed by a variety of authors and from a variety of viewpoints. Hershbergbrazilian foreign policy toward the cuban issuea secret foreign ministry conclave, 2832627 december. Click download or read online button to get the cuban crisis of 1962 book now. The libraries pledge to make available essential resources in each curricular field and to participate in the education of its users. The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia or other u. Foreign relations of the united states, 19611963, volume xi, cuban missile crisis and aftermath. The executive committee of the national security council excomm, meeting in the white house cabinet room, sorted through intelligence and advised the president during the cuban missile crisis. We were in our third year, none of us 15 yet, and we were walking in the valley of the. National security archive george washington university chronology pdf from laurence. These missiles would have been capable of quickly reaching the united states. The cuban missile crisis at 55 maps and charts prepared by cuban historians for the 55th anniversary of the missile crisis showing deployments of soviet forces missiles and troops, range of soviet missiles, and scope of u. Describe and evaluate the evolution of united states domestic and foreign policies from reconstruction to the present, including. View cuban missile crisis research papers on academia. Cuban missile crisis world history free pdf download.
Kennedy warned that any attempt by the soviet union to place nuclear weapons in cuba would be seen as a threat to the united states. Michelle getchells the cuban missile crisis and the cold war. The cuban missile crisis at 55 national security archive. Kennedy john swift examines the events that led the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. The bay of pigs fiasco and covert operations in cuba led fidel castro and soviet leader nikita khrushchev to. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation program. Cia documents on the cuban missile crisis central intelligence. Click download or read online button to get the cuban missile crisis book now. New books on the cuban missile crisis the fourteenth day.
Cuban documents on the cuban missile crisis section 2. Foreign relations of the united states, 19611963, volume xi. Using the search term the cuban missile crisis microfiche set will yield what claims to be a list of 22,181 documents, though fewer than 200 of these directly bear on the cuban missile crisis. The cuban missile crisis has been analyzed by a variety of authors and from a variety of viewpoints. Foreign relations of the united states, 19611963, volume. In october 1962, an american u2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the soviet union on the island of cuba. The missiles had been placed to protect cuba from further planned attacks after the failed bay of pigs invasion the cuban missile crisis began on october 16th, 1962. Ministry documents on the cuban missile crisis, pp.
Eisenhowers administration welcomed the cuban revolution, for batista had long been an embarrassing ally, and a friendly, democratic government in cuba. Department of defense dod and the joint chiefs of staff jcs of the united states government in 1962. The university libraries are committed to identifying, collecting, organizing, preserving, and providing access to information supporting the instructional programs of the university. May 06, 2020 cia documents on the cuban missile crisis 1962 a.
Students will analyze the documents, primary and secondary sources, and discover more information as they answer questions. Cuban documents on the cuban missile crisis wilson center. This book explains the critical events, along with the experiences of those who execute presidential commands in. Here you will find primary sources such as historical photographs, key documents, and audio and video resources, all of which help bring the crisis to life and show how it was experienced by key players. Dod, transcripts, secret, notes taken from transcripts of meetings of the joint chiefs of staff, octobernovember 1962. English translations of foreign language documents follow origianls. The cuban missile crisis download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
By early 1962 the several implementing actions in the intelligence. Subject guides cuban missile crisis libraries western. Kennedy decides to ignore second letter, but accepts terms of 1. The cuban missile crisis was a major event of the cold war that took place during john f. The mig21, on the other hand, represented the state of the art in soviet aircraft design, and was still being used as late as the 1980s. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that originated within the u. The cuban missile crisis, 1962 petro jacyk central. The cuban missile crisis, 1962 national museum of the. In some cases, the summary or conclusion section of a document has been excerpted, while in others, material on topics unrelated to cuba or the missile crisis has. You do not need to print these documents if you are working online. After several days of increasing tensions, the soviet union finally agreed to remove the missiles.
Documents declassified and released in 1998 now reveal that signals intelligence sigint also. Kennedy warned that any attempt by the soviet union to place nuclear weapons in cuba would be. Lessons drawn from the cuban missile crisis, or interpretations of it, continue to. You can also use them to search government information sites listed on our starting points page click the tab and pay particular attention to the top. Kennedy also announced a naval blockade of the island nation in order to prevent further soviet shipments. The cuban missile crisis download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. What is this cartoonist trying to say about the difficulties facing kennedy during the crisis. Castro, the military enforcement of a naval blockade of cuba, preparations for a massive invasion, and. Please read the selected documents below, from the internal deliberations of the administration during the crisis. Cuban missile crisis stanford history education group. Declassified us government internal documents on the cuban. This study is based on the assumption that no crisis can be understood without considering also the forces and policies which preceded and which flowed from it. The cuban revolution in january 1959, fulgencio batista, the brutal, americanbacked cuban dictator, was overthrown by the guerrilla army of fidel castro. These documents are from the foreign relations of the united states series, which i have recommended to many of you for your papers.
On october 18, kennedy met with soviet minister of foreign affairs, andrei gromyko, who claimed the weapons were for defensive purposes only. Harvard kennedy schools belfer center has created this site as a resource for the cuban missile crisis. A short history with documents is a concise introduction to the crisis. The cuban missile crisis was a confrontation during the cold war between the soviet union and the united states regarding the deployment of nuclear missiles in cuba. Begin by showing the cuban missile crisis powerpoint presentation. Key precuban missile crisis documents and information foreign relations documents and resources of kennedy administration 19611963 vol vi foreign relations of the united states. Our documents aerial photograph of missiles in cuba 1962. District, state, or national performance and knowledge standardsgoalsskills met mo 3aw. The cuban missile crisis was one of the major climaxes of the cold war, bringing the world the closest it has ever been to a nuclear war. Emphasize the key names and terms significant to this event. This page allows you to explore some of the raw evidence from the cuban missile crisis. Getchell begins with the origins of the cold war, then progressively narrows the focus onto latin america, the cuban revolution, and the events immediately preceding the crisis.
This book explains the critical events, along with the experiences of those who execute presidential commands in times of national crisis. Dbq packet that includes a cover page and four documents that provide information about the cuban missile crisis 1962. As a secondary mission, the libraries will support the research and. Examine and evaluate primary documents relating to the cuban missile crisis. This study is based on the assumption that no crisis can be understood without. But the cuban missile crisis did not replicate on the beach, and so thoughts about a cuban missile war passed unobtrusively into history. Cia special national intelligence estimate, major consequences of certain u. In this lesson, students examine letters between president kennedy and soviet chairman kruschev and a cable from russian ambassador dobrynin to address the question. Nsa and the cuban missile crisis national security agency. In accordance with section 504 of the rehabilitation act. These historical documents are pdf images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified.
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