History Specials: Jeffrey Lewis - Cuban Missile Crisis

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Uploaded by on Mar 26, 2010

The story of dramatic face-off between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. that nearly ended in nuclear war, as told by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis.

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  • That's actually not the closest the world has come to nuclear war. India-Pakistan Kargil '99,the whole sub-continent could have blown up in flames.

  • we watched this in social studies

  • CLAPPING. DUDE YOU'RE AWESOME. NICE DRAWINGS. I NEVER KNEW THIS STORY.

  • history cannel... you should a message to you made by CGP Grey

  • @101mahina

    A blockade isn't necessarily an act of war; this being exemplified by the Berlin Blockade of '48-'49, which is also during the Cold War. It came close to provoking a war, but was avoided because the allies opted for an airlift instead of a direct conflict.

  • @loudmouthmuzik509 go jump in a damn lake you drongo

  • HAHAHA this is cool. never thought that the history channel would have a song on it. nice pictures, also this helpped alot. =D

  • this video safe my final for history

    

  • Technically it wasn't called a "Blockade" it was a "Quarantine". Blockade would have been a act of war and that's not what they wanted, but other than that the song was REALLY helpful. so thanks :D

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