History: Cuban missile crisis

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This is what I can remember from learning about the Cuban missile crisis
George Cargill
Flashcards by George Cargill, updated more than 1 year ago
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Who was the president of America during the Cuban Missile Crisis JFK(John F Kennedy)
Who was in charge of Cuba during this crisis Castro
What caused this issue to happen first The Cuban revolution.
Why was the USSR interested in helping Cuba Cuba was closer to America than they were and they recently became Communist
what was JFK's options while dealing with the crisis A) Invade Cuba B)blockade Cuba C)destroy the missile bases D)do nothing E)Invade Berlin
what was the first letter sent to JFK from the USSR the letter was asking them to remove their blockade and they will remove their base on Cuba
What was the second letter sent to JFK from the USSR Remove your missiles on Turkey and we will remove our missiles on Cuba
What does JFK do He publicly agrees to the first letter but secretly removes the missiles on Turkey
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