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The United States nearly entered into nuclear war against the Soviet Union back in 1962 via what is now known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
On this week's episode, we'll look at why there was tension between the United States and Cuba during the Cold War, why Cuba reached out to the Soviet Union for help, what happened during the course of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and how nuclear war was averted.
Read more about the Cuban Missile Crisis:
history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis
theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/the-cuban-missile-crisis-50-years-later/263617
history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis
jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Bay-of-Pigs.aspx
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The United States nearly entered into nuclear war against the Soviet Union back in 1962 via what is now known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
On this week's episode, we'll look at why there was tension between the United States and Cuba during the Cold War, why Cuba reached out to the Soviet Union for help, what happened during the course of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and how nuclear war was averted.
Read more about the Cuban Missile Crisis:
history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis
theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/the-cuban-missile-crisis-50-years-later/263617
history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis
jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Bay-of-Pigs.aspx
US 101 on Patreon: patreon.com/us101
US 101 on Facebook: facebook.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Twitter: twitter.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Instagram: instagram.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Snapchat: @usahistory101
