<span>The first striking change occurs with the appearance of new weapons. A machine gun was designed that used the recoil to operate the mechanism of the weapon in a continuous manner. The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), is a semiautomatic pistol operated by recoil. There were three types of general-purpose pistols: revolvers, automatic pistols, and semiautomatic pistols. The rifle, became the most crucial infantry weapon, of the battlefields. The gases made their appearance sowing horror in the trenches, and the tank was undoubtedly one of the great novelties of the Great War.</span>
A key feature of European Renaissance culture was "(1) an outlook emphasizing classicism, secularism, <span>and individualism" but there were other aspects as well. </span>
There missiles ready and pointed at each country by the enemy state.
The movement of USSR missiles to Cuba caused an immediate reaction by the US. Negotiations worked back and forth to prevent a missile attack by either side. The US had missiles in Turkey which the USSR believed to be a threat to their safety.
This speech was given by President Kennedy in 1962 in order to address the worrying situation of Soviet arms buildup in Cuba.
In this speech, President Kennedy suggests a series of actions in order to deal with the situation of arms buildup in Cuba. Some of the actions he suggests include:
- A strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba (besides those necessary for fulfilling the basic needs of people).
- Continued and increased close surveillance of Cuba.
- As a policy, all nuclear missiles launched from Cuba against any nation in the West would be considered an attack of the Soviet Union upon the United States.
- The reinforcement of Guantanamo.
- A meeting of the Organ of Consultation under the Organization of American States.
- An emergency meeting of the Security Council.
- A call to the Soviet Union to halt hostilities.
