The Cuban Missile Crisis is one of the most tense and scariest periods in our nation's and the world's history. The world was literally on the brink of nuclear annihilation. Once again the different ideologies of the United States of America and the Soviet Union had led them to confrontation only this time it could have had much more serious consequences. There are literally thousands of web sites that deal with this issue. The two sites I found the most interesting are 14 Days in October and The Cuban Missile Crisis. 14 Days in October was the most fun and informative site I visited. The homepage for the site is called Operations Center. It has a picture of John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro pasted over a picture of Cuba. From this page there are several links that let you explore the crisis in depth. The included links are the Crisis Room, the Briefing Room, the Sit Room, the Major Players, the Recon Room and the Debriefing Room. A brief description of each link is as follows:The Crisis Room is the main thread through the site. You will find an in-depth account of the crisis and analysis of the Crisis. The Briefing Room has a ten-minute RealAudio narration and a condensed version of the main path. The creators of the site list this as the link to visit if you only go into one room. After visiting this site you are instructed to visit the debriefing room and to take a quiz to test your knowledge.The Sit Room contains copies of actual letters exchanged between Khrushchev and Kennedy. It also includes sound clips from an EX-COMM meeting andKennedy's October 22 speech.The Major Players link takes a look at the main characters involved and the reasons for their involvement. The link includes biographical information on the important decision-makers and how and why they were involved with the crisis.The Recon Room contains actual reconnaissance photographs that Kennedy and his ad...
