1963
The Cold War Warms Up
Ominous Confrontation on America's Doorstep The unthinkable idea of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in a “cold war” waged with diplomacy, propaganda, and intimidation. Then, in 1962, American reconnaissance planes revealed Soviet missiles in Cuba , only miles from Florida 's coast. Negotiations between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev averted world crisis when the Russians removed the missiles in return for our pledge to leave Cuba alone. World tensions eased. |
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Half a World Away
One minor element of the Cold War involved the small Communist stronghold of North Vietnam . Aid to South Vietnam was supplied by presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, because the U.S. was determined to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia . By the end of 1963, 16,000 military advisors and U.S. Special Forces were in South Vietnam . But the North Vietnamese were fighting a civil war to unify their country.
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