Cuban Missile Crisis. Causes 1.Soviets wanted to counteract US missiles in Turkey 2.Castro was seeking to stop another US invasion 3.Khrushchev testing.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Causes 1.Soviets wanted to counteract US missiles in Turkey 2.Castro was seeking to stop another US invasion 3.Khrushchev testing JFK 4.President Kennedy had pledged no offensive weapons in Cuba

Beginning Oct. 14, 1962

Options: 1)Do nothing - U.S. missiles in Turkey 2)Air Strike – destroy missiles in Cuba, perhaps followed by invasion 3)Set up a naval blockade/quar antine

Quarantine/ Blockade President Kennedy goes on nationwide TV to announce the quarantine

American public’s reaction -Stocking up on food and supplies -Preparing bomb shelters -Prayer vigils

Soviet Reaction Khrushchev says any attempt to stop Soviet ships will be an act of war, but then orders most ships to turn back

Possible Deal -Khrushchev 1 st telex – missiles out for no invasion promise by US -2 nd telex also US must remove their missiles from Turkey -President Kennedy ignores the 2 nd telex and agrees to the 1st

Conclusion U.S. Promises to never invade Cuba And after 6 months remove our missiles fro Turkey U.S.S.R. Promises to remove missiles from Cuba

Importance 1.Hotline 2.Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 3.Khrushchev out 4.JFK’s poll numbers rise 5.Closest we ever came to nuclear war during the Cold War