Ignorance (Map Game)

1962. Has the world gone crazy? Are two superpowers really going to destroy each other over a small island in the Caribbean which is ruled by a cigar-smoking dictator? Don't they remeber the other two times that they thought that starting a world war would be a good idea? Welcome to 1962. Welcome to Ignorance. 

January 1st, 1962


 * The Berlin Crisis, which culiminated in the construction of the Berlin Wall only months ago, has cooled down a bit but is not yet over.
 * In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet Union and Cuba strengthen relations.
 * The Non-Alligned Movement, founded by Yugoslavia a year ago, is gaining momentum.
 * The communists are steadily expanding their influence in European countries such as Italy and France.

Everything looked so peaceful just a few years ago. After the death of Stalin, many expected that the Cold War would end not with a bang, but with a whimper. How wrong they were.



Rules
See Map Game Handbook for general rules. Additional rules are listed in User:Tenaciosu-san/Rules (Ignorance)

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1962 Q1
''' Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro, while Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. '''

 Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China 

''' The Papua conflict is on the brink of boiling over after Indonesia announces plans to invade Western New Guinea, which is a colony of the Netherlands. '''