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CJ 350 Practice Activity Template: Evolution of Intelligence
Complete the following template by replacing the bracketed text with your responses.
Event
Date or Year of
Event
Explanation (25–50 words each)
Pearl Harbor
December 07,
1941
The United States should have listened to Ambassador
Joseph Grew when he said there was going to be an attack,
instead of spending too much time trying to decode the
secret Japanese messages. These messages, called
"Purple," were mostly about diplomatic stuff, and by
December 1941, the U.S. could only understand a small
part of them.
National Security
Act
July 26, 1947
When the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National
Security Council (NSC) were set up, it led to the creation of
these organizations. However, a big problem was that there
were a lot of arguments and not enough talking between
the agencies. If they had planned things better from the
start and made sure they had clear lines of communication,
the arguments wouldn't have been a problem.
Korean War
June 25, 1950
During this war, there were some misunderstandings that
might have made the war end sooner. One of the problems
was that they didn't know that China was going to join the
fight. Also, the way they planned and picked their targets
wasn't very good.
Vietnam War
November 01,
1955
In this war, there were a bunch of things that the
intelligence agencies didn't understand well. The United
States thought it was a civil war at first, but it wasn't. The
enemy had more soldiers than they thought. It took a few
years, from 1955 to 1963, to send in troops. If the U.S. had
a better understanding of the conflict from the beginning,
the war might have turned out differently.
Bay of Pigs
April 17, 1961
The CIA had a plan to invade Cuba a year before this
happened. They gave President Kennedy, who was the new
president at the time, the wrong information. The idea was
to get rid of Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba, but instead,
the U.S. ended up giving Cuba and Fidel over $50 million
worth of food and medicine. If President Kennedy had been
given the right information, I think the plan to remove
Castro would have worked.
Event
Date or Year of
Event
Explanation (25–50 words each)
Cuban Missile
Crisis
October 16, 1962
The Bay of Pigs was an important factor that led to a big
event between the United States and Cuba. This event was
a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union wanted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba,
which was a major threat to the U.S. President Kennedy
sent a message to the Soviet Union, asking them to take out
the missiles and promising not to invade Cuba in return. As
a result of this conflict, the U.S. placed an embargo on
Cuba.
Six Day War
June 05-June 10,
1967
This was a fight between the Israelis and Arabs. The United
States and the Soviet Union didn't want a big war, so they
tried to solve it through diplomacy, but it didn't work. The
Israeli military acted and succeeded against the Arabs. The
United States had good information about the Arab-Israeli
war but was unsure about sending soldiers to get involved.
The Iranian
Revolution
January 07, 1978-
February 11, 1979
The CIA made a significant mistake by not realizing that Iran
was going through a revolution. If the agency had made a
better decision, the two-year hostage situation might not
have occurred, or it wouldn't have lasted as long.
Operation Desert
Storm
January 15, 1991
At first, the United States was caught off guard when
Kuwait was invaded. However, the U.S. gathered valuable
and accurate information to assist them. As a result, the
U.S. was able to push back and defeat the enemy.
September 11
Attacks
September 11,
2001
U.S. agencies had lots of information before the terrorist
attacks. Due to these agencies not communicating with
each other, it allowed terrorists to come into the country
and hijack planes on U.S. soil. The terrorists crashed two
planes into the Twin Towers in New York, one into the
Pentagon, and the last plane crashed in a field in
Pennsylvania. Passengers on that last plane fought the
hijackers and stopped them from crashing the plane into
another building. If the agencies had shared their
information, they might have stopped the attacks. As a
result, the Department of Homeland Security was created
to watch for any terrorist activity and prevent such attacks
in the future.
References
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, October 29). Pearl Harbor attack. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, October 19). National Security Act. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Security-Act
Millett, A. R. (2023, October 21). Korean War. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Korean-War
Editors. (2023, March 28). Vietnam War: Causes, facts & impact. History.com.
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
The Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs | JFK Library. (n.d.).
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-
history/the-bay-of-pigs
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, October 15). Cuban missile crisis. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Cuban-missile-crisis
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, August 13). Six-Day War. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Six-Day-War
Afary, J. (2023, October 19). Iranian Revolution. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution
Collins, S. (2019, January 11). Desert storm: A look back. U.S. Department of Defense.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/article/1728715/desert-storm-a-look-
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Bergen, P. L. (2023, October 18). September 11 attacks. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/event/September-11-attacks
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