Alternate+Decision

= Alternate Decision (Invade Cuba) =

On October 14, 1962, a pilot of a U-2 photography plane flew over Cuba and captured photos of Soviet Union missile bases. The next day PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY was told of the photos and the crisis, as a result Kennedy formed EX-COMM. EX-COMM was comprised of Kennedy's 12 most trusted advisers, formed together to decide what to do about that the crisis. After seven days of guarded and intense debate within EX-COMM, Kennedy concluded to... Invade Cuba, and it was completely taken over with much ease. Because of the Cuban invasion, the U.S. declared war on the SOVIETS. England and France felt obligated to aid the U.S. because of the common fight for democracy, and to stop the spread of communism. The first years of war was back and forth fight between the two; Both gaining and loosing land between each other in The Pacific, they would be island hopping and fighting style which was like that between Japan and the U.S. during WWII. Kennedy would have run for a second turn, instead of being assassinated. That's because the killer of Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was also a communist. When the war broke out he fled to Cuba. England and France did not want to join the war right away, but first they sent supplies to the U.S. The war stayed at a stale mate for a couple years and the European powers were forced in by the mid to late 1960s. From the growing threat of the Soviet Union, and the war costing more on the U.S. From this the tide of the war began to turn, the Soviets were forced to fight a two front war. The east against the Europeans, and the west against the U.S. At this point in the war, neither side has used nuclear bombs. That's because both side had the same fear having so many of their citizens killed, and they had a mutual respect of the others army and military. With the Soviets out numbered and the fear of being destroyed, they talk China into joining them in the war. China felt they should join, since they too were communist, and wanted to protect one of the communist super powers left in the world. By 1975 it has become WWIII. The leader for the Soviets at this time was Leonid Brezhnev, was feeling pressure from the government, and its people. For the war has been going on for 12 years. Both sides have lost many casualties, but the USSR by far had the most. The people there were feeling abused by their government, and taken advantage of. The people wanted them to exit out of the war, or a revolution would start. There has already been riots across the country and there was uneasy tensions. In the U.S. people stood on both sides of the decision. America at this point to stop the space program and used their resources to create better and more high-tech weapons to end the war more quickly. Just like the WWII, the U.S. would start making weapons and tanks production. By 1980 the Allies were gaining land on the Communists, and were zeroing in on Moscow. On an act of desperation the Soviets nuked Washington DC and Paris. The White House, Eiffel Tower, and other monuments were destroyed. President Regan was luckily living in a bunker in Maine since the War had started. The U.S. retaliated and nuked Moscow; Leonid Brezhnev was killed, for he was in Moscow meeting with his advisers during the blast. With out the Soviets having a leader, and the people on the verge of a revolution. The country fell apart, and they surrendered November of 1981. Soon the Chinese were forced to surrender because of the lack of allies. The treaty was held in Munich, Germany and Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher, represented the Allies in the conference. From the treaty, China had lost much land and and were forced to pay billions in war reparations. Russia was divided into smaller countries controlled by the U.S., France, and England. Some getting their own Independence. Cuba would become it's own country again, but with a democratic government. The damage every where was devastating, the U.S. had lost over a million people in the war, England had lost 250,000 people, and France had lost 500,000. The technology had advanced a lot from the war, since Countries kept trying to gain an advantage against their opponent. The technology in 1981 was greater then it is now, but was it worth it... It all came to one decision "Whether to invade Cuba or not".

Historical Decision (Wait it out)