The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

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The Cuban missile crisis was the moment during the Cold War when the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war.

Secret communications and miscommunications which played out between the White House and the Kremlin made the crisis a unique event.

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Narrator:
Cougar MacDowall

Artwork:

Daniel turner

Direction, Animation:
Daniel Turner

Music:

Oppressive Gloom Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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