The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year after the construction of the Berlin Wall, which was a major source of Cold War tension in Europe. America and the Soviet Union were competing in the ...

Dive into history as we explore the Cold War landmarks of Havana ... the places where pivotal moments unfolded during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Join me on this unforgettable journey!

Cuba and the Soviet Union were locked in a standoff with the U.S. at the height of the Cold War. Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded.

As the tensions of the Missile Crisis escalated, Castro wrote Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev urging him to use the missiles and to sacrifice Cuba if necessary. Unbeknownst to the Cuban leader ...

The respective visits came at a time of rising tensions in the Cold War ... 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 brought the world as close as it has ever been to nuclear war.

He drew a parallel between the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly triggered a nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union, and today's situation. The Cold War standoff was eventually resolved by ...

The early 1980s saw a resurgence of Cold War tensions to levels not seen since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Amidst worsening relations between the West and the Soviet bloc, new nuclear weapons were ...

He drew a parallel between the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly triggered a nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union, and today's situation. The Cold War standoff was eventually resolved by ...