Question | Answer |
Khrushchev dismantles missiles. PHEW. | 28th October 1962 |
Fidel Castro overthrows Batista who trades with Soviets | 1959 |
USA tries to starve Cuba out by stopping trade with them | 1960 |
America breaks off relations with Cuba... ...who are pushed closer to the Soviets | January 1961 |
BAY OF PIGS (JFK supports 1400 anti-Castros to overthrow him and supplies weapons from the CIA. Massacred by 20,000 pro-Castros. Oops) | April 1961 |
Khrushchev announces plans to provide Cuba with arms | September 1961 |
~ Khrushchev decides to put nuclear weapons into Cuba without detection... ~ ...JFK publicly warns him not to | ~ May 1962 ~ September 1962 |
A USA U2 plane flies over Cuba and takes photos of missiles. Russian ships head to Cuba. (JFK can't let this happen... but destroying would start a war) | 14th October 1962 |
JFK announces his blockade of Cuba... ... but Khrushchev denies missiles... ..."Other guy just blinked," | 22nd October 1962 23rd October 1962 24th October 1962 |
Khrushchev sends JFK a letter: I will remove missiles if you leave Cuba. Khrushchev sends another one: I will remove missiles if you remove ones in Turkey | 26th October 1962 27th October 1962 |
U2 spy plane shot down... JFK ignores 2nd letter but accepts 1st letter. His brother visits the Soviet Ambassador offering to remove Turkey missiles 'later'. | 27th October 1962 |
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