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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Cuban Missle Crisis

  • It started because United States had missles in Turkey pointing at the the Soviets; the soviets then put missles in Cuba pointing at us
  • 13 day standoff
  • Compromise- The Resolution = the soviets would pull their missles out of Cuba and
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Tuesday April 23, 2013

Battle of Alamo

key players

Texan Army-190 men died- William Travis, and Davy Crockett

Mexican Army- 600 dead, Santa Anna was their president and General

Mexico won the Battle of the Alamo, it was fought between Mexico and the Texans, fought from Feb. 23

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Tuesday April 23, 2013

Red Scare

  • HUAC-House on Un-American activities comity. went after Hollywood.
  • McCarthy was popula
    • had a short rise and fall
    • ruining careers
    • Senate censored him after he accused high ranked military officers. 1951-1957

Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Soviets had nuclear
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Tuesday April 23

Cuban Missile Crisis- Soviets had missiles in Cuba for closer range and the Bay of Pigs had just happened. Cuba wants to protect their country. US found out because of spy planes. It was a 13 day crisis. This is the closest we ever came to nuclear wa

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