Strains in the relationship between Cuba and USA by 1961.

The antagonism which occurred between Cuba and the US was clearly shown by the Cuban missile Crisis. There were some events which led the antagonism to the Cuban missile Crisis and the seed of the antagonism would be when Fidel Castro takes power over Cuba in 1959 January 1st. As Castro took power, he nationalized all American-owned companies and this made US angry which led to the blockade on Cuba in 1960. Since the only thing Cuba …

…of October 1962, Kennedy announced that he was mounting a naval blockade of Cuba. Then 4 days later, Kennedy starts planning a military attack on Cuba and on that day he receives a letter from Khrushchev offering to dismantle the sites if Kennedy would lift the blockade. 28th of October Khrushchev and Kennedy agreed and the crisis finished. During this time, the antagonism between US and Cuba was so great that it almost led to a war.