History EOYT

WW1 and the cuban missile crisis

causes of ww1

militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalisim

what triggered ww1

the assasination of arch duke frans ferdinand of austria hungary by gavrillo princip in sarajevo in 1914 and then austro hungary declared war on serbia which activated alliances

what is conflict?

a situation where people, groups or countries strongly disagree or are involved in a serious form of disagreement

types of war

limited war- a war fought with restricted goals, avoiding total destruction, does not require full mobilization of a country or economy

total war- war that affects all aspects of society (economy, politica, military and civillians) there is no distinction between combatants and civillians, cities and infastructure are all targeted

was ww1 avoidable?

ww1 was a knock on effect by worsened by alliances, World War I was highly likely given the complex interplay of factors present in Europe at the time. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark, but the tinderbox was already built, according to many historians. 

1st battle of ypres

what is a stalemate

A stalemate in war occurs when neither side can gain a decisive advantage or achieve victory. This often leads to a prolonged conflict with little movement on the front lines

turning point of the war

The entry of the United States into World War I in 1917 after the western front reached a stalemate

end game

World War I concluded with the armistice agreement , officially ended the war on western front

fidel caestro

is the communist leader of cuba from 1959-2008, began as the prime minister then became the president. after overthrowing batista he aligned cuba with the soviet union and allowed nuclear missiles on cuban soil in 1962 triggering the cuban missile crisis

nikita krushev

leader of the soviet union in the height of the cold war, he ordered the placement of missiles into cuba to counter US missiles in turkey, negotiated with kennedy to end crisis and avoid war

Jhon F kennedy

president of the united states from 1961-1963, managed the USA’s response to cuban missile crisis, imposed a naval blockade and successfully negotiated with krushev, avoiding nuclear war

the cold war

a long period of tension and rivalry from 1945-1991 between the USA and USSR was based on idealogical conflict of capitilisim vs communisim

american actions in the cold war

imposed a naval blockade on cuba

soviet actions

sent nuclear missiles to cuba to protect an ally and to challenge US superiority

kruschev negotiated a withdrawel in exchange for the us’s promise not to invade cuba

what is a naval blockade

a military or naval effort to prevent goods or weapons from reaching a specific area.

in this case the Us tried to stop soviet missile shipments, this was a non violent but forceful action that escalated the crisis while avoiding direct attack.

Mutual assured destruction

a cold war doctrine where both sides had enough nuclear weapons to destroy eachother. this prevented direct war as botj the USA and USSR knew it would result in total destruction

trade embargo

a ban on trade within a particular country, in this case the Us imposed a trade embargo onto cuba after caestro’s communist revolution. this only increased tension and pushed cuba to rely on the soviet union for support