On this day in History, The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end on Oct 28, 1962. The United States and the Soviet Union that came close to provoking a nuclear conflict. Relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union were on shaky ground. The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end. The Cuban Missile crisis comes to a close as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Russian missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise from the United States to respect Cuba’s territorial sovereignty. This ended nearly two weeks of anxiety and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that came close to provoking a nuclear conflict. The consequences of the crisis were many and varied. Relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union were on shaky ground for some time after Khrushchev’s removal of the missiles, as Fidel Castro accused the Russians of backing down from the Americans and deserting the Cuban revolution. European allies of the United States were also angered, not because of the U.S. stance during the crisis, but because the Kennedy administration kept them virtually in the dark about negotiations that might have led to an atomic war. Inside the Soviet Union, hardened for less than a year after the crisis ended the United States and Soviet Union.
~Mr. Sanders
11th Grade Social Studies Teacher
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Explanation:
The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, focused on the issues of slavery, morals and values. It should be noted that at that time, <u>Lincoln was the candidate of the Republican Party for the United States Senate of Illinois, and Stephen Douglas was a senator and candidate of the Democratic Party.
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These debates were the first of their kind at that time, whose format was that one candidate would speak for 60 minutes, then the other candidate would speak for 90 minutes, and then the first candidate would be allowed a 30-minute reply.
These debates caused such a stir, that there is currently a model of debate based on those carried out by these two politicians in 1858.
To improve development of a market economy.
Answer:
The Treaty of Versailles weakened Germany's military strength.
Explanation:
Germany under the Treaty of Versailles was humiliated. The treaty imposed terms and conditions. One of the condition was to weaken the German military to reduce the risk of wars. The German military reduced with minimum arms and ammunition. It had no airship as Airforce was banned. Army restricted up to 100,000 men with few Generals. Tanks, submarines, and armoured cars were banned.
The United States responded by pushing a resolution through the U.N.’s Security Council calling for military assistance to South Korea.
