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Cuban Revolution:
The Cuban Revolution had both domestic and international results. It reshaped Cuba's relationship with the United States. Efforts to improve peace-keeping relations have gained speed and power over the last few years. The immediate after-effects of the revolution include Castro's government began a program of nationalization and political grouping that changed Cuba's economy and society.
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a political and military standoff. In October 1962,Cuban installed nuclear-armed missiles from the Soviets 90 miles from the US. President John Kennedy told Americans about the missiles and explained his decision to make a naval blockade around Cuba. Kennedy made it clear that the U.S. was willing and able to use military force to calm this perceived threat. After this, many were scared the world was on the edge of nuclear war. However, this disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to a Soviet leader's offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Following this scare, a direct line of communication was installed between Washington and Moscow to help stop situations similar to this from happening.
Civil War in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan civil war broke out after Emiliano Chamorro replaced Nicaragua's democratically-elected government. This resulted in a rebellion by members of the Liberal Party. The conflict came to an end after a military and diplomatic intervention by the United States and resulted in the Peace of Tipitapa. The conditions of the peace were that Adolfo Díaz would continue to be President until an American-supervised election, both sides would disarm, and a new National Guard would be established.
Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
In December 1979, the Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan and assumed complete military and political control of large portions of the country. This event started a brutal, decade-long attempt by Moscow to stop the Afghan civil war and keep socialist government on its border. The Soviets left a broken country where an Islamic fundamentalist group seized control, later providing Osama bin Laden with a training base to launch worldwide terrorism attacks.
The Cuban Revolution had both domestic and international results. It reshaped Cuba's relationship with the United States. Efforts to improve peace-keeping relations have gained speed and power over the last few years. The immediate after-effects of the revolution include Castro's government began a program of nationalization and political grouping that changed Cuba's economy and society.
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a political and military standoff. In October 1962,Cuban installed nuclear-armed missiles from the Soviets 90 miles from the US. President John Kennedy told Americans about the missiles and explained his decision to make a naval blockade around Cuba. Kennedy made it clear that the U.S. was willing and able to use military force to calm this perceived threat. After this, many were scared the world was on the edge of nuclear war. However, this disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to a Soviet leader's offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Following this scare, a direct line of communication was installed between Washington and Moscow to help stop situations similar to this from happening.
Civil War in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan civil war broke out after Emiliano Chamorro replaced Nicaragua's democratically-elected government. This resulted in a rebellion by members of the Liberal Party. The conflict came to an end after a military and diplomatic intervention by the United States and resulted in the Peace of Tipitapa. The conditions of the peace were that Adolfo Díaz would continue to be President until an American-supervised election, both sides would disarm, and a new National Guard would be established.
Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
In December 1979, the Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan and assumed complete military and political control of large portions of the country. This event started a brutal, decade-long attempt by Moscow to stop the Afghan civil war and keep socialist government on its border. The Soviets left a broken country where an Islamic fundamentalist group seized control, later providing Osama bin Laden with a training base to launch worldwide terrorism attacks.