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Works Cited

Primary Sources

Castro, Fidel. "Castro's Statement on Soviet Missiles in Cuba." History Reference Center,
EBSCO, 14 Dec. 1963, web.a.ebscohost.com/hrc/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=8981f473-
ce3a-4371-83b6-
b84377d4bd66%40sessionmgr4007&bdata=JnNpdGU9aHJjLWxpdmU%3d#AN=21212
376&db=khh. Accessed 1 Dec. 2017. This source is from December of 1963, over a year
after the crisis. It is a statement from the Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the Soviet Missiles
in Cuba. He mentions many important things, like why the Soviet Union chose Cuba as a
spot for their missiles, why he agreed with it, and the plan for the missiles. This source is
very helpful to extend the research because it gives a new viewpoint. Very few sources
are from Cuba, so having a statement from a Cuban leader opens new research and new
information.

Cuban Rebels. 1961. SIRS Decades,


decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICL
E%3BART%3B0000218038. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. This source is a picture from 1961
showing a rebel Cuban group. This group was American-sponsored, but lost in a small
battle on Cuban shores. This picture shows the men by their boat to get the the Cuban
shores. This battle that the men were leading into was the leading factor for Russia to
install nuclear missiles in Cuba, stating the Missile Crisis. This resource helps the
research get into more depth of the start of the crisis. This picture shows what helped
started the war, and the background behind it, expanding the research for the start of the
war.

"Dean Rusk: Quote on the Cuban Missile Crisis." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017,
americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/264551. Accessed 30 Nov. 2017. This is a
quote from Dean Rusk, the U.S. secretary of state. This quote encapsulates the U.S'
attitude and conflict with Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

"John F. Kennedy: State of the Union Message (1961)." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017,
americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/254558. Accessed 30 Nov. 2017. This
source is the State of the Union message from John F. Kennedy in January of 1961. This
quote mentions the communist that are trying to dominate the Caribbeans, especially
Cuba. He primarily talks about the Soviet Union, and how they want Cuba for a base.
This source is very useful because it is from before the crisis, but there is still terror and
evil that could happen. He gives a warning about the communism in the western
hemisphere in his first State of the Union address, right after he became president.

Kennedy, John F. "Presidential Proclamation 3504: U.S. Naval Quarantine of Cuba." 23 Oct.
1962. SIRS Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn:sirs:US;ARTICLE;ART;00002
18266&offset=1. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. This source is pictures of the presidential
proclamation announcing that the U.S. would blockade the island from the Soviet Union.
This proclamation almost lead to a nuclear war between the two groups. This document
shows some efforts to prevent the conflict from becoming worse or more dangerous. This
will help further the research of the conflict between the two groups and show how the
U.S. tried to reach a compromise. The proclamation shows the efforts that the U.S. made
during the conflict between them and the Soviet Union.

---. "President John F. Kennedy Announces Removal of Missiles from Cuba." 2 Nov. 1962. SIRS
Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICL
E%3BART%3B0000218143. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. "President John F. Kennedy
Announces Removal of Missiles from Cuba" is an announcement from President John F.
Kennedy to the citizens of the United States regarding the removal of missiles from
Cuba. This is useful in determining the compromises made in the Cuban Missile Crisis
by word of Kennedy. This source is complete in this aspect, and as a primary source.

---. President John F. Kennedy's Doodles during Cuban Missile Crisis. 25 Oct. 1962. SIRS
Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICL
E%3BART%3B0000218073. Accessed 17 Nov. 2017. This source is a picture of a
notesheet that John F. Kennedy wrote on during a meeting about the Cuban Missile
Crisis. This source will help further the research of the crisis because these notes were
taking at a meeting the was near the end of the crisis. This shows the U.S. developing a
compromise to end the conflict and prevent it from getting worse. The word missile is
present many times on the sheet, as well as the word veto. This notesheet gives an
general outline of the ideas the U.S. had for a compromise, or how to prevent further
conflict with camouflage.

---. Radio-TV Address of the President to the Nation--Cuban Missile Crisis. 22 Oct. 1962. SIRS
Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICL
E%3BART%3B0000218067. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. Address. Transcript. This is a
speech from John F. Kennedy to the nation. This is a primary source that mentions the
conflicts going on between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in Cuba. This can help further
research about the conflicts because John F, Kennedy addresses Cuba, saying that the
U.S. are friends to them, and that they are making plans to help end the crisis. This source
is very helpful and the speech itself was spoken from one of the primary people in the
crisis. This source can help show the conflicts and provide deeper research for why the
conflicts came to be

Khrushchev, Nikita. Letter to John F. Kennedy. 27 Oct. 1962. SIRS Decades,


decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn:sirs:US;ARTICLE;ART;00002
18131&offset=1. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. This soruce is a letter from Nikita Khrushchev,
a soviet premier, to John F. Kennedy. The letter is about proposing to end the conflict
between the two groups. Enclosed is a proposed compromise from the Soviet Union to
help Cuba but not attack the U.S. This can further the research because it shows the
Soviet's point of view on the compromise and conflict, not just the U.S.'s. It's harder to
come across the Soviet's perceptive, so this letter is helpful to know their opinions and
further the research about them and the compromise.

"Opinions of President Kennedy's Advisors on Cuban Missile Crisis." 18 Oct. 1962. SIRS
Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn:sirs:US;ARTICLE;ART;00002
18263&offset=1. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. This source is a military outline deciding how
to solve the missile crisis. It shows almost a pros and cons list about whether to attack
Cuba with an airstrike or just make a blockade to prevent the Soviet Union from being
able to enter it and access their weapons. This source helps advance the research because
this big decision could end in a nuclear war or a compromise between the two. This
extends the research because it shows one of the conlficts the U.S. had to go through
during this huge conflict.

"Skeptical Views on the Cuban Missiles." Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 1962, p. J3. SIRS
Decades,
decades.sirs.com/decadesweb/decades/do/article?urn=urn:sirs:US;ARTICLE;ART;00002
18298&offset=1. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. Cartoon. "Skeptical Views on the Cuban
Missiles" is a political cartoon highlighting the concerns of citizens that, since they didn't
know how many missiles were in Cuba, the promise to take all the missiles away was a
null one. This is an important document because it showcases one of the knots within the
conflict and compromise of the Cuban Missile Crisis; how the citizens responded to the
threat of missiles and the wrap-up of the situation. This document does not cover
everything in the Cuban Missile Crisis; it is one piece of focused evidence pertaining to
the citizens' reactions. However, knowing the artist of the cartoon would have been a
helpful addition to the source.

Secondary Sources

Dobbs, Michael. One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of
Nuclear War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. This book is about a Russian leader's
plan to beat America, different aspects of the Cuban Missile Crisis including the crash of
a plan with a live nuclear weapon on board, and the movement of missiles in Cuba from
Russia. It also tells about Kennedy's reaction to the crisis. There are also pictures from
the time period within the book. This book will help extend the research with the
different plans for the two sides, while also shows how each side dealt with the crisis.
This book has many different point of views, and it draws out the conflict between the
two sides.

Fursenko, A. A., and Timothy J. Naftali. One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and
Kennedy, 1958-1964. New York, Norton, 1998. This book is about the Cuban Missile
Crisis is its entirely. It brings up different archives from both the U.S. government and
the Soviet Union, as well as files from Russian leaders. The book also includes pictures
of Russian and American leaders, as well as photographs from war ships and Cuba at the
time. This book will help extend the research because the conflict is pointed out clearly
between the two sides, as well as some of the compromises between Russia and the U.S.
to end this crisis. This will help support the thesis with information on all aspects of the
crisis.

History.com Staff. "Cuban Missile Crisis." History.com, A+E Networks, 2009,


www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017.
"Cuban Missile Crisis" is a webpage from History.com that relays the key events of the
Cuban Missile Crisis in chronological order. This source will be helpful in grasping the
entirety of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its role in connecting to the theme, and provide
some much-needed background of the event in general. The webpage covers the most
important events of the Cuban Missile Crisis in a generalized playback of said event.
However, the source could be more helpful if it went more in-depth about the latter parts
of the Cuban Missile Crisis; the source mostly focuses on the cause and beginning.

Stanton, Fredrik. Great Negotiations: Agreements That Changed the Modern World. Yardley,
Westholme, 2010. This is a book that mentions many different compromises to many
different events. It has a chapter about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and in it mentions the
path both governments took to reach the compromise that is known today. It's a very
useful source because it goes into detail about the different parts of the compromise, and
what that means today. This source is very useful and will further the research on the
compromise that ended the conflict of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Swift, John. "The Cuban Missile Crisis." History Today, Mar. 2007,
www.historytoday.com/john-swift/cuban-missile-crisis. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017. "The
Cuban Missile Crisis", an online article written by John Smith, is an examination of the
events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. This source is helpful because it aids in
determining the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which leads to connecting it to the
entire conflict of the Crisis and in turn, to the compromise. Knowing what caused the
event can back up how the event was eventually compromised. The source is very
thorough in what it covers, and offers itself as extremely complete to its purpose in the
research of the Cuban Missile Crisis in its relation to conflict and compromise.

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