Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis important? Why is Russian Revolution important? Why did Britain get involved in the Cold War? Why is glasnost important? Why did the United States not collapse (like the USSR) during the Cold War? Why was the policy of detente significant?
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The Cuban Revolution, which took place from 1953-1959, resulted in the creation of a new communist government under Fidel Castro. Learn about Castro's rise to power, the US response and Bay of Pigs disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the deal worked out between the US and the Soviet...
The 9 Most Important Lessons From the Cuban Missile CrisisLois Farrow ParshleyForeign Policy
The museum’s Cold War exhibits cover topics with which visitors will likely be familiar, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Wall (the museum has a small piece). Yet the most interesting ones are about lesser-known events. Near the front of the museum hangs the jacket of an...
Why was Potsdam, Germany chosen for the Potsdam Conference? Why did the Yalta Conference cause tension? Why didn't the Dutch enter the Berlin Conference? Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis important? Why was the Cold War significant in world history? Why was the Korean War significant to the ...
Did soldiers salute in the Napoloeonic Wars? Was Iraq part of the Six-Day War? Is the war on terror over? Was the Cuban Missile Crisis significant? Was the Persian Gulf War necessary? Does the Red Army still exist? Was the Cold War actually a war? Did Israel lose the Six-Day War?