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
