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Since Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, that country has been transformed socially, economically, and politically.
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In 1961 the United States sent trained Cuban exiles to Cuba to try and overthrow Fidel Castro's government.
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In May 1961, JFK had authorized sending 500 Special Forces troops and military advisers to assist the government of South Vietnam.
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In June 1961, Kennedy met with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria. Kennedy was surprised by Khrushchev's combative tone. At one point, Khrushchev threatened to cut off Allied access to Berlin.
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Two days after sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building a wall--the Berlin Wall--to permanently close off access to the West. For the next 28 years, the heavily fortified Berlin Wall stood as the most tangible symbol of the Cold War--a literal "iron curtain" dividing Europe
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a time of tension between the Soviet Union, the United States and Cuba during the Cold War.
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Khrushchev sends a letter to Kennedy. He does not afirm that there are missiles on cuba, however he does not remove his troops from the ships. He will "ignore" the USA.
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The United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain (among other nations) sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, agreeing not to spread nuclear weapons to other countries and to limit nuclear delivery systems.
