Answer:
[tex]\large\boxed{\text{Kennedy stalemates Khrushchev with bomb threats}}}[/tex]
Explanation:
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the major events during the Cold War.
The Cold War was a "war" in ways between America and the Soviet Union. No fighting ever broke out between the two nations during this war however. The war consisted of threats and a fear of the other type of economy, with Capitalist and Communist threats going from both sides of the war.
This can be described as a rivalry between the US, the Soviet Union, and their supporting countries following the second World War.
The ideology of the Soviet Union was that there should be one party through the form of a dictator to rule the country. People do not own land, or factories, etc - the government does, and this should be shared. This was known as Communism. It's often represented by the Communist flag, with the hammer and sickle, to represent the workers and the peasants.
The ideology of the United States of America, under John F. Kennedy, was that there should be multiple parties through the form of elections and citizen representation. People would own their own possessions, and it would be controlled by private companies for profit. This was known as Capitalism.
The Cold War consisted of the Soviet Union and the United States of America arguing and extreme tension over which was a better way. Along with this, threats of a nuclear war between these two global superpowers was ringing in the air.
The current leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, wanted to expand his military power and be ready for attacks from the United States. He sided with the dictator of Cuba, Fidel Castro, who allowed him to put his missiles in Cuba. When John F. Kennedy heard of this news, he was shocked. The Soviet Union were only 90 miles South of the tip of Florida and could easily bomb the US if they wanted.
In response to this threat, Kennedy started blockading the Soviet Navy coming into Cuba, and quarantining them to prevent them from delivering additional missiles and military equipment.
It was later on that Khrushchev decided it was time to end the stalemate. He had been in constant contact with Kennedy about these issues. He agreed to remove his missiles from Cuba if the US removed theirs from Turkey and didn't attack Cuba when they left.
This stalemate was known as the "Cuban Missile Crisis" - a time in which the threat of nuclear war was ringing around the world. This cartoon depiction accurately describes the stalemate going on between Kennedy and Khrushchev. Both have their bombs. They are in a stalemate arm wrestle. They are sitting on each others bombs, signifying that if Kennedy pressed that button (detonates the bomb), he would tear apart the Soviet Union. It shows how Khrushchev understood the threat of a nuclear war and how Kennedy was ready to strike if needed. This perfectly demonstrates the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States in the stalemate over the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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