History & Classics
Event Title
Consequence, Compromise, and Combination: The American Decision to Blockade Cuba During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
History & Classics
Start Date
11-4-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
11-4-2014 10:15 AM
Sponsor
Alan Winquist (Taylor University)
Description
In response to the USSR's placement of missiles on the island of Cuba in October, 1962, the United States chose to blockade the island and demand that the missiles be removed. This decision was the outcome of consequence analysis and the combining and compromising of available options, which befit the Rational Actor and Government Politics models of government behavior, respectively.
Consequence, Compromise, and Combination: The American Decision to Blockade Cuba During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
Indianapolis, IN
In response to the USSR's placement of missiles on the island of Cuba in October, 1962, the United States chose to blockade the island and demand that the missiles be removed. This decision was the outcome of consequence analysis and the combining and compromising of available options, which befit the Rational Actor and Government Politics models of government behavior, respectively.