History is an important part of our lives and the world we live in. By studying history people can be educated about the remarkable events that have taken place on earth. There have been a number of incidents that have occurred in the past that has changed our way of living forever. One of the most unforgettable events that we have learned about through world history studies is The Cuban Missile Crisis, an occurrence that put the world and its inhabitants on edge for days.
             This essay will go over the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its consequences thereafter. Key events will be explained in detail along with the Important arrangements that settled the conflicts.
             The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. "The fate of millions literally hinged upon the ability of two men, United States President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, to reach a compromise." (library.thinkquest.org.CubanCrisis)
             The crisis was the culmination of growing tension between the United States and Cuba. Cuban Premier Fidel Castro was well aware of several U.S. attempts to remove him since he came to power in 1959. One such unsuccessful attempt was the Bay of Pigs invasion by CIA-backed Cuban exiles in 1961. The operation of the invasion was designed to overthrow Castro without showing the U.S's involvement, there were about 15,000 exiles armed with U.S weapons who landed at the Bay of Pigs.
             The Cuban exiles were hoping to get some support from the local Cuban population to try to get across to the capital, Havana.
             No help was provided, the exiles were likely to lose, president Kennedy had the option of using U.S. Air Force against Cubans, but decided not to. The invasion was stopped by Castro's powerful army and the fighting ended two days after its initial on April 19, 1961. Another endeavor was the 1962 mock invasion of a Caribbean island by U.S. armed forces to ...