The Kennedy Administration Properly Handels the Cuban...

The Kennedy Administration adverted many catastrophes during its shortened term using its leaders young mind and ability to negotiate with their peers. The Cold War tested the young John F. Kennedy because he had to stay composed to his country yet control the melt down his administration had just been put through with The Bay of Pigs Invasion. Kennedy had always tried to search for ways to avoid any military actions and he found the correct ways to use language rather than weapons to get his point across to Soviet Russia that he would not tolerate any missiles so close to his country. The Cold War challenged the President even further with the Soviets advances into Cuba to plant new missiles. The Cuban Missile Crisis is etched into†¦show more content†¦The quarantine put in place made sure that no new Soviet ships could go into Cuba and drop off missiles. Quaranting Cuba was all that the United States could handle at the time because it had no support towards entering into any war that could end very badly for many American civilians. This missile crisis was the Soviets way of showing America that if they could put missiles into Turkey on their side of the world than there was nothing stopping them from putting missiles in Americas backyard,Cuba. While this was a more peaceful solution, Kennedy made it clear that he would attack Cuba if the missiles already on the island were not removed(Showalter 73). Kennedy shows that although he desires a peaceful resolution he will be assertive when it is necessary and will only relieve Cuba and the Soviets of the pressure if all of his demands were met. The Soviets had plenty of time to consider their options and decide if they really needed another war over the missiles in Cuba. A blockade appeared to be the less provocative, but equally firm option; it would prevent the Soviets from moving more missiles onto the island, but allow them several days to consider their own options and negotiate with the United States(Showalter 72). This shows that the United States was willing to reason with the Soviet Union and give them time to think all of their options over in order to prevent harsh and irrational responses.