Butterfly Effect
S02E03 Cuba, nuclear standoff
The Cuban Missile Crisis stands out as a pivotal event of the 1960s and a significant chapter in John Kennedy's presidency. This intense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union raised the specter of nuclear conflict. What circumstances led these two superpowers to the brink of war?
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Dunkirk, resist at all costs
Aral, a sea for cotton
Cuba, nuclear standoff
Constantinople, from an empire to another
Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire
The Gold Rush, for a fistful of nuggets
Black Death, the invisible enemy
The Fronde
Al Capone, child of prohibition
The Olympic Games, a mirror to society
Gutenberg, visionary inventor
The Suffragettes, battle for the ballot box
The fall of Quebec, France loses America