Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

When was the CMS

Answer 1

1963

Question 2

What was key main event that caused the CMS(include date)

Answer 2

14th of October U2 spy planes took pictures showing construction of the missiles

Question 3

What were 3 options Kennedy had but didn’t do and why ?
CMS

Answer 3

Nothing-> make him look weak and made us too vulnerable
Diplomacy->Ask through words for soviets to stop
Invasion-> risked a nuclear war

Question 4

What did Kennedy end up doing CMS

Answer 4

A blockade

Question 5

What is a blockade CMS

Answer 5

Naval blockade that us blocked missilies entering from soviets to get to cuba

Question 6

What happend after the blockade CMS

Answer 6

Kennedy demanded that the missiles where to be moved

Question 7

What happend on the 26th of October CMS

Answer 7

Khrushchev sent a letter asking to remove the blockade in return for the missiles in cuba being removed

Question 8

28ths october CMS

Answer 8

Kruschev writes a second letter asking to remove the turkish missilies

Question 9

3 CONSEQUENCES OF THE CMS

Answer 9

-> rivalry as america looked better by the end of it
->hotline was created to make communication between the two superpowers more quick and efficient
->France left Nato