john f kennedy
...edy pressured the steelworker union to accept the non inflation contracts with minimal wage increase. From there Kennedy threatened the steel industry with an antitrust lawsuit and cancellation of government contracts and threatening investigation from the Federal Trade Commission and the FBI, leaving the Steel Industry with no choice but to revert its ways. Kennedy established more than double the rate of economy growth, decreased unemployment and held inflation to just 1.3 percent a year. As for foreign policies, Kennedy first foreign crises occurred during spring of 1961. Plan was to invade Cuba to take Fidel Castro out of power. June 1961 Kennedy met with Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev to try to resolve the matters of a peace treaty with Germany, having the Western forces of Berlin attending. Leaving Khrushchev in a bizarre position, threatened war unless the West retreats. Khrushchev soon announced he will eventually sign a separate German peace agreement with East Germany, which will endanger Western occupation rights in Berlin. After Kennedy returned back home he doubled the draft calls, ordered more than 150,000 reservist and asked Congress for 3 billion more on the defense appropriation. Soon after threats of thermonuclear war increased, leaving America’s role in West Germany and Berlin as it once was. American aerial photograph revealed that the Soviet Union was constructing missiles bases which placed both medium range and intermediate range missiles in Cuba. Kennedy responded by a naval blockade, which would prevent deliveries of more missiles into Cuba. U.S. had 180 naval ships in the Caribbean, prepared to confront the Soviet freighters; B-52’s armed with nuclear bombs, and nearly 250,000 troops in Florida waiting to invade Cuba. Khrushchev sent a message that would guarantee removal of the missiles in exchange for the American promise of never to invade Cuba. Right before Kennedy was about to respond, positively, he received a second letter stating that the ...