The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
“We went Eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked”
•American’s supported a corrupt regime under Fulgencio Batista until the Cuban revolution in 1959
•Fidel Castro took over
•Alligned with the Soviets
•The Bay of Pigs (Failed invasion of Cuba)
•1962 Soviets begin to put Nuclear weapons into Cuba (Noticed by U2 spy planes)
Summary: Batista allowed for the "big spenders" to set up shops all over, however, when Castro came into power, he introduced a communist government. Cuba then aligned with the soviets which scared the US. Kennedy became part of The Bay of Pigs in attempt to train undercover Gorilla's that would start a revolution. In the last moment, Kennedy pulled out of Air Support and as a result the invasion failed. The foolowing year U2 Spy planes saw weapons being put into Cuba.
•Fidel Castro took over
•Alligned with the Soviets
•The Bay of Pigs (Failed invasion of Cuba)
•1962 Soviets begin to put Nuclear weapons into Cuba (Noticed by U2 spy planes)
Summary: Batista allowed for the "big spenders" to set up shops all over, however, when Castro came into power, he introduced a communist government. Cuba then aligned with the soviets which scared the US. Kennedy became part of The Bay of Pigs in attempt to train undercover Gorilla's that would start a revolution. In the last moment, Kennedy pulled out of Air Support and as a result the invasion failed. The foolowing year U2 Spy planes saw weapons being put into Cuba.
The Crisis
•The US had 3 options:
•Diplomatic solution (negotiated settlement)
•A conventional attack (air attack followed by invasion)
•A naval blockade
•Robert Kennedy, attorney general, convinced Security Council to go with blockade
•Ships turn around at the quarantine
• 2 Letters sent from Krushchev to Kennedy
•Brinkmanship ensues (U.N. gets involved)
•Russians pull out of Cuba in exchange for a removal of missiles in Turkey at a later date
•Directly resulted in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1962
Summary: The US was given 3 options which included negotiation, air attack followed by an invasion, and a naval blockade. Kennedy decided to go with a blockade. Krushchev and Kennedy had direct contact by telephone.
•Diplomatic solution (negotiated settlement)
•A conventional attack (air attack followed by invasion)
•A naval blockade
•Robert Kennedy, attorney general, convinced Security Council to go with blockade
•Ships turn around at the quarantine
• 2 Letters sent from Krushchev to Kennedy
•Brinkmanship ensues (U.N. gets involved)
•Russians pull out of Cuba in exchange for a removal of missiles in Turkey at a later date
•Directly resulted in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1962
Summary: The US was given 3 options which included negotiation, air attack followed by an invasion, and a naval blockade. Kennedy decided to go with a blockade. Krushchev and Kennedy had direct contact by telephone.
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