Sara Fletcher Teacher: Mr. David Class: American History Title: The Cuban Crisis The world never came closer to a nuclear war than it did 37 years ago on October 16, 1962. It was called "The Cuban Missile Crisis". America was holding their breath as the possibility of a nuclear grew greater and greater as the Soviet Union continued to supply Cuban with thermonuclear weapons. They say it started at mid - day, and again in the early evening …
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…Russian). He disagrees with what the American's did. He says, "That the Russian's was just trying to do what they thought was right". Maureen, age 37 (Irish & German). She says, " The U.S. has to keep a power role to make other country's respect them. But sometimes the U.S. made mistakes. The U.S made more problems. We can't even trade with Cuba. I agree that Castro was wrong what he did to Cuba".