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The Cuban Missile Crisis Lesson 9

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The Cuban Missile Crisis- tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States in October 1962 over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles to Cuba

Life of the Cuban Leader (5:50) Cuban Revolution 1950’s US Supported Dictator Fulgencio Batista 1959 Fidel Castro leads a revolution and becomes the dictator of Cuban Life of the Cuban Leader (5:50)

President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba: termination of sugar purchases end of oil deliveries continuation of the arms embargo organization of a paramilitary force of Cuban exiles to invade the island economic embargo on Cuba

US offers Support to Exiled Cubans CIA Supported invasion by Cuban Exiles April 1961: “Bay of Pigs” Failed to take over Cuba from Castro Embarrassed the U.S. Developed mistrust between leaders of these nations

Fidel Castro Communist President of Cuba Nikita Khrushchev Leader of the Soviet Union

Soviet Response July 1962- Khrushchev secretly began to build 42 missile sites in Cuba Soviets wanted to support communist Cuba and retaliate for U.S. missiles in Turkey

the Crisis Sunday, October 14, 1962 An American U-2 spy plane flew over Cuba and took detailed photographs of several missile sites. U.S. Military experts identified Soviet involvement. Additional photos indicated that some sites were nearly finished and were already supplied with missiles. American spy planes also reported 20 soviet ships carrying missiles en route to Cuba. Experts warned the most developed site could be ready to launch missiles within seven days. 10

President Kennedy What should he do? Missile Crisis (3:09)

What should he do? Brinkmanship Nikita Krushchev John Kennedy the Cuban Missile Crisis was a standoff with both Soviet and U.S. leaders prepared for nuclear war John Kennedy Nikita Krushchev What should he do?

Final Outcome Soviets remove missiles from Cuba United States secretly removes missiles from Turkey and promises not to invade Cuba

Create a detailed flowchart of the important events throughout the Cuban Missile Crisis.