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Who What Where When Why How. Cuban Missile Crisis. June 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis
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Who What Where When Why How Cuban Missile Crisis
June 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis • http://www.history.com/topics/cuban-missile-crisis/videos?paidlink=1&vid=HIS_SEM_Search&keywords=cuban%2Bmissile%2Bcrisis&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=cuban%20missile%20crisi&utm_term=cuban%20missile%20crisis
Jupiter Missiles in Turkey • The US military placed missiles in Turkey pointed at the Soviet Union (1960) • Soviet Union felt extremely threatened by this
Jupiter Missiles • Medium range missiles that could hit a target 1,500 miles away • This would take roughly 15 to 20 minutes to fuel and make ready for launch • Made by the Chrysler Corportation
Chess Game continues • Russians devise plan to counter US actions in Turkey and Italy • Communist Cuba
Soviets Counter • Soviets begin constructing of missile bases in Cuba with the capability of annihilating US cities • U-2 spy plane of the US flies over Cuba and takes photographs
Fidel Castro • Approved Soviet Missile installations because the Bay of Pigs of 61’ incident could have repeated itself • Soviets were looking for a way to deter the US from attacking the Soviets • Arms Race
Ex-Comm Group • The executive committee of JFK’s advisors
Kennedy Inaction • Military Strike? • Naval Quarantine? • Invade Cuba?
Naval Quarantine • No ships in or around Cuba • Kennedy announces the news to the public • http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=169280&title=Cuban_Missile_Crisis&vpkey=
Result of Cuban Missile Crisis • Missiles are taken out of Cuba and secretly Turkey • United States and Soviet Union renew peace agreement • US agrees not to invade Cuba • Arms Race continues with the Soviets catching up