What Happend During The 13 Days? Flashcards
What is Kennedy informed about on the 16th October?
The missile build up
What option does Kennedy decide on on the 20th of October?
Blockade
What does Kennedy do on the 22nd of October?
He announces the blockade and calls on USSR to withdraw its missiles
On the 23rd Khrushchev sends a letter to kenned what does it say?
That soviet ships will not observe the blockade. Khrushchev does not admit the presence of nuclear missiles
When does the blockade begin and what happens at 10:32am?
24th of October and at 10:32am 20 ships closest to the blockade stop and turn around
On the 25th what does an aerial photograph reveal?
That work on the missile bases in Cuba is still going on
On the 26th of October Kennedy receives a second personal letter form Khrushchev what does it say?
The letter says that the missiles on Cuba are purely defensive but if assurances are given that the USA would not participate in an attack on Cuba and the blockade was lifted, then they may remove missiles – first time Khrushchev admits to presence of missiles
What two important things happen on the 27th of October am?
1) Khrushchev sends a third letter saying that the condition for removing missiles from Cuba is that the USA withdraw its missiles from Turkey
2) and American U-2 plane shot down over Cuba- Kennedy is advised to launch an immediate reprisal attack on Cuba
What does Kennedy decide and promise to do on 27th October PM?
Kennedy decides to delay the attack and promises not to attack Cuba. He says if the USSR do not remove the missiles an attack will follow
What crucial thing happens on 28 October?
Khrushchev replies to Kennedy agreeing to withdraw the missiles
