POLI 243 Lecture Notes - Missile Gap, Nikita Khrushchev, Decision-Making
23 Apr 2013
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Individual level theories: idiosyncratic traits of decision makers. Eisenhower, kennedy, khrushev, and missiles: eisenhower versus kennedy on the missile gap , different people with different experiences, eisenhower was a commander in chief of allied forces in western. Eisenhower versus kennedy on the bay of pigs. Kennedy"s first reaction to the news of missiles: soviets had put missiles into cuba, khrushchev wanted to resolve some problems in europe focused on. Berlin: soviets didn"t like the west control their parts of berlin, and at the same time, there was no wall, and refugees were fleeing form the. Eastern part of the country: krushov wanted the west to give up west berlin, couldn"t pressure eisenhower, how could he do this to me (very personal response) After the brief negotiation and talks with khrushev. Not everyone sees or understands the same thing. Different kinds of actions can be interpreted in different ways. An action can bring about many different responses.
