The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History

Historians vary in their interpretation of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some historians believe it was John F. Kennedy’s finest hour while others believe it was a product of Kennedy’s administration’s foreign policy failures. Through your reading of The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History, of Pages 4, 5, and 8 of Kennedy’s Diplomatic Correspondence, and excerpts from Khrushchev’s memoir analyze and support your position on the question below. In American history is the Cuban Missile Crisis JFK’s finest hour or a foreign policy failure of the Kennedy Administration?

The thesis statement should be apparent and early, the finished work should be organized, well-written with few grammatical and phrasing errors, address each point clearly and with insight, critical thought, and substantiated conclusions. Be sure to include references that are properly cited using the Chicago Manual of Style The paper will be at least 1,500 words, Times New Roman, double-spaced, and include a cover page and page numbers. The completed work demonstrates a college-level understanding of the nuclear threat during the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a zero for the assignment. In addition to handing in a hard copy, students are required to submit the finished report via SafeAssign. Failure to do this will result in a zero for the assignment.

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