The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
American's supported a corrupt regime under Fulgencio Batista until the Cuban revolution in 1959
Fidel Castro took over
Alligned with the Soviets
THe Bay of Pigs (Failed invasion of Cuba)
1962 Soviets begin to put Nuclear weapons into Cuba (Noticed by U2 spy planes)
Fidel Castro took over
Alligned with the Soviets
THe Bay of Pigs (Failed invasion of Cuba)
1962 Soviets begin to put Nuclear weapons into Cuba (Noticed by U2 spy planes)
What was the point of the Cuban Missile Crisis? what could of occurred i things weren't solved peacefully?
The crisis
the us had 3 options : Diplomatic solution (negotiated settlement)
A conventional attack (air attack followed by invasion)
A naval blockade
Robert Kennedy, attorney general, convinced Security COuncil to go with blockade
Ships turn around at the quarantine
2 letters sent from Krushchev to Kennedy.
Brinkmanship ensues (U.N. gets involved)
Russians pull out of Cuba in exchange for a removal of missiles in Turkey at a later date
A conventional attack (air attack followed by invasion)
A naval blockade
Robert Kennedy, attorney general, convinced Security COuncil to go with blockade
Ships turn around at the quarantine
2 letters sent from Krushchev to Kennedy.
Brinkmanship ensues (U.N. gets involved)
Russians pull out of Cuba in exchange for a removal of missiles in Turkey at a later date