The history of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis-matthew-a-jordan Imagine going about your life knowing that, at any given moment, you and everyone you know...
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It's not hard to imagine a world where at any given moment,you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warningat the push of a button.This was the reality for millions of people during the 45-year periodafter World War II,now known as the Cold War.As the United States and Soviet Union faced off across the globe,each knew that the other had nuclear weapons capable of destroying it.And destruction never loomed closer than during the 13 daysof the Cuban Missile Crisis.In 1961, the U.S. unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Cuba's new communist government.That failed attempt was known as the Bay of Pigs,and it convinced Cuba to seek help from the U.S.S.R.Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev was happy to complyby secretly deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba...
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It's not hard to imagine a world where at any given moment,you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warningat the push of a button.This was the reality for millions of people during the 45-year periodafter World War II,now known as the Cold War.As the United States and Soviet Union faced off across the globe,each knew that the other had nuclear weapons capable of destroying it.And destruction never loomed closer than during the 13 daysof the Cuban Missile Crisis.In 1961, the U.S. unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Cuba's new communist government.That failed attempt was known as the Bay of Pigs,and it convinced Cuba to seek help from the U.S.S.R.Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev was happy to complyby secretly deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba...
