United Nations — Political Science STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtsPolitical ScienceUnited Nations3 Marks
Question
Write a short note about the Cuban crisis.
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Answer
Cuba is a large island in Central America.
Fidel Castro came to power there in 1959. Because Fidel Castro was pro-US, Cuba's USSRA announced nuclear disarmament in 1960.
Results U.S.A. President Kennedy and the 1962 retaliation for endangering the security of.
Cuba declares US blockade.
Against it the Soviet Union sent ships with nuclear-armed missiles into the Caribbean Sea.
Both superpowers became equipped to fight with nuclear weapons.
Thus, the world was on the brink of nuclear war.
The first hotline talks were held with the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia).
Both sides realized the devastation caused by nuclear weapons.
Eventually the Soviet Union withdrew its ship, and the war between the two was averted.
The incident is known as the "Cuban Crisis".
Thus began the exchange of messages between the two superpowers and paved the way for misunderstandings between the two superpowers.
He did not use nuclear weapons but worked for human welfare.
The Cuban crisis is therefore also seen as the ‘beginning of the end of the Cold War’.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been instrumental in bringing about a compromise between USSR politician Khrushchev, US President Kennedy and Cuban politician Castro, and has been instrumental in maintaining world peace.
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