Cuban+Missile+Crisis

__Cuban Missile Crisis__: media type="custom" key="3060064" width="202" height="190" The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in the early 1960s. The conflict was between the capitalist **United States** and the commusist **Soviet Union**. It was another Cold War Conflict between these two **superpowers**. The USSR was secretly placing missiles within Cuba to pose a threat against the United States. These missiles had potential to strike in the heartland of America. President John Kennedy imposed a **naval blockade** that did not allow any Soviet Union goods coming in or out of the Cuban base. The Cuban's, a recently turned Communist nation, sought out allies with the Soviet Union. The crisis was dangerous because both the United States and Soviet Union both had nuclear weapons. Fortunately for the United States, Nikita Kruschev stood down and withdrew his missiles from Cuba. score.rims.k12.ca.us