Kennedy as president Flashcards
When does Kennedy become president of the US?
1960
When was the U-2 spy plane incident (Paris Summit)
May 1960
When is the NLF established in South Vietnam?
December 1960
When was the failed Bay of Pigs invasion?
April 1961
When was the Berlin Wall constructed?
August 1961
When was Operation Mongoose?
November 1961?
When was the flexible response strategy developed?
1961
When was the Strategic Hamlet Programme?
March 1962
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?
October 1962
CMC- What occurred on the 14th October 1962?
U-2 spy plane found evidence of USSR’s missile site in Cuba
CMC- What occurred on the 16th October 1962?
Kennedy’s national security advisor informed him of missiles.
Immediately assembled Excommunicated to consider policy.
CMC- What occurred on the 17th October 1962?
UN Security Council met. The US ambassador condemned Soviet actions.
CMC- What occurred on the 22nd October 1962?
Kennedy imposes naval blockade “quarantine” on Cuba
CMC- What occurred on the 24th October 1962?
First Soviet ships to reach the quarantine either stopped/turned
CMC- What event(s) occurred on the 26th October 1962?
- Kennedy kept his options open- force/compromise
- Khrushchev sends Kennedy a long telegram- would remove Soviet presence in Cuba if US vowed non-invasion threat
- Castro ordered Cuban aircraft forces
