Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
When was the Cuban missile crisis?
1962
Where did America have their bases, nuclear weapons ?
Turkey - near soviet leaders
When did the first nuclear weapon enter Cuba?
Summer 1962
When did America realise Cuba has nuclear weapons?
October 1962
When did Kennedy place a blockade on Cuba?
21st October 1962
What did this blockade mean? ( 2 points)
- USA navy would fire any ship to reach the island
- USA was put on DEFCOM 3
What happened on 23rd October?
Soviet ships approached on shops with more missiles
What happened on 24th October?
UN secretary called for a comprise
When did the become in DEFCON 2?
24th October - closest they ever been to nuclear war
What happened on 25th October? (2 points)
- Soviet ship entered quarantine zone
- Kennedy assembled 120,000 troops to invade Cuba
What happened on 26th October?
Krushchev sent a letter to kennedy saying he’d remove the missiles
Why did nuclear war seem likely?
- USA detected a soviet submarine close to Cuba on 27 October,
- USA had shot down soviet plane in Cuba
What happened on 27th October?
Krushchev sent a 2nd letter promising to remove the missiles + demands USA remove missiles from Turkey + Italy
What was Kennedy response to Krushchev second letter?
He agreed to remove missiles in Turkey + Italy in private - looked like a public victory for USA
What was the consequences of Cuban missile crisis for ussr? (2 points)
- Cuba remained ally with ussr
- Krushchev wanted World peace
What did the communist party think of Krushchev?
He was reckless, backed down easily therefore his removal of power was 14th October1964
What were the consequences of Cuban missile crisis for USA? ( 2 points)
- stand up to Krushchev
- no longer direct nuclear threat to USA
What did they both do to prevent this from happening again?
Created a hotline which was in Washington + Kremlin
