John+F.+Kennedy+As+a+Leader

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* In 1961, during the Bay Of Pigs Invasion, Nikita Khrushchev wanted to spread communism while John. F Kennedy wanted to stop it. As the tension increased, it got to the point were Khrushchev threatended to sighn a peace treaty with East Germany, and ordered for a wall to be built between East and West Berlin. To prevent this, John F. Kennedy asked for more military reserve units, and an incresae in defense spending. This cooled the situation. ======

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* 1962, the United States discovered that Cuba had been preparing for the installation of Soviet missiles. To try to put a end to this, John F. Kennedy told Nikita Khrushchev that the United States wouldnt allow the missile sites to be operational. A naval arms blockade for Cuba was declared from John F. Kennedy. The result was a compromise between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. It stated "The United States promised not to support any further invasions of Cuba and to remove some intermediate-range missiles in Turkey, and the Soviet Union agreed to dismantle the missile sites"  * 1962, The U.S became involved in a war with Vietnam which had divided into two sectors; North Vietnam and South Vietnam. To help with this major issue, John F. Kennedy ordered an increase in soldiers going from 948 - 11,00 by 1962! ======