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Catholic Role in Preventing The Cuban Missile Crisis - Coggle Diagram
Catholic Role in Preventing The Cuban Missile Crisis
Historical Context
Catholic Leaders in new areas of Soviet control were suppressed
Priests bishops and cardinals were given trials and sent to prison
3 days prior to Cuban Missile Crisis Pope John 23rd started the Second Vatican Council
Nature Of Cuban Missile Crisis
American spy planes discovered that the Cuban and Soviet governments had begun to build bases in Cuba for a number of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles.
President Kennedy insisted that the missiles had to be removed
President Kennedy set a blockade around Cuba, which provoked the Russian president to threaten to launch nuclear weapons at the US if the US were to invade Cuba
How Did Religion interact with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
President Kennedy (the only Catholic president) sent a message to Pope John XXIII
After reading the presidents note, Pope John XXIII sent a message that begged "all governments not to remain deaf to this cry of humanity.”
With this message, the pope had given the Russian president a way out that made him look like a man of peace rather than a coward
The Russian president accepted this peace offering and agreed to withdraw the missiles
Essay Plan
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What was Catholicisms role in the Cuban missile crisis
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How did the actions of Catholics prevent the Cuban missile crisis from escalating even further
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The context of the Cuban missile crisis and what the issue is
Saint John XXIII
Saint John XXIII had a huge role in the prevention of the Cuban Missile crisis, helping move the world in a more positive direction. It was revealed after St John XXIII had passed away that he knew he was dying before this issue, but fought for a better world right until the day he passed away.
Interplay
the way in which two or more things have an effect on each other
Syllabus Point
The interplay between a religion and an issue within a particular historical context