iles, and would not test the Soviet leader. In reality Kennedy gained knowledge and found the missiles and fought for disarmament and removal of all missiles. The fact remains that Khrushchev's seniority led him to believe that he was able to do as he pleased. The Soviets indeed did as they pleased; they placed the missiles in Cuba and almost ended the world in nuclear rage due to the preconceived notion that the young American--Kennedy--could be bullied. The Cuban Missile Crisis frightened the world, and could have had devastating results. The Cold War played a large role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cold War caused distrust amongst the two nations; this caused the U.S. and the Soviet Union to fear nuclear annihilation.Foreign missiles placed close to home soil, was frightening due to the mistrust brought upon by the Cold War. The Cold War brought upon the entire Cuban Missile Crisis. Faulty communications created confusion amongst the American's. The broken indirect communication between the two leaders caused the Cuban missile crisis to occur. Both Khrushchev and Kennedy wanted the same outcome, peace. The personality conflicts caused Khrushchev to feel as if he was able to push Kennedy around. This caused the entire crisis because Kennedy was not the man to play around with. He responded to the crisis, and both men stood there with the world in their hands.The end result of the Cuban missile crisis was, of course, a successful one, as well as one which both sides wanted to occur. Neither country could claim victory in this crisis because both sides got what they desired. The Americans got the missiles removed from Cuba, and the Soviets got the U.S. missiles taken out of Turkey, as well as an American promise never to invade Cuba again. Victory was indeed declared by the world when it was saved from near world destruction....
