CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS Tatjana Maksimović
Cuban Missile War - October Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de octubre), the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис) or the Missile Scare a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union The closest moment in history to the World War III and Nuclear War
Cold War during the 45-year period after World War II
US missiles in Italy and Turkey Bay of Pigs Fidel Castro Reasons US missiles in Italy and Turkey Bay of Pigs Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy Fidel Castro Nikita Khrushchev
Crisis secretly deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba U.S. intelligence discovered the plan 16.10.1962. 22. 10. 1962. Blockade or Quarantine? 27.10 1962. Black Saturday Vasili Arkhipov DEFCON 2 28. 10. 1962. Agreement was reached and announced
Results Withdrawal of the Soviet Union's nuclear missiles from Cuba Withdrawal of American nuclear missiles from Turkey Agreement with the Soviet Union that the United States would never invade Cuba without direct provocation Creation of a nuclear hotline between the United States and the Soviet Union
Fidel Castro felt betrayed even though Cuba was safe (considered dictator by USA until his death 2016) Nikita Khrushchev lost power and influence John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas
Useful links http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis-matthew- a-jordan#digdeeper http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/us- history/cuban-missile-crisis http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
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