cuban missile crisis, 13 days: 1962 Flashcards
1
Q
14th october
A
a us spy plane finds missile bases in cuba
2
Q
16th october
A
president kennedy calls excomm to decide on how he should respond to the cuban revolution
3
Q
22nd october
A
the natural blockade
4
Q
24th october
A
soviet ships reach the blockade
5
Q
26th october
A
kruschev agrees to remove missiles if the us promises not to invade
6
Q
27th october
A
a u2 spy plane is shot down over cuba
krushchev demands the removal of turkish missiles
7
Q
28th october
A
kennedy and krushchev agree to the missiles in cuba being dismantled in return for the promise not to invade
