1. Agenda Documentary & Observation sheet Journal # 12
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Journal # 12

2. The Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962

3. Section 1

4. Section 1 Questions…
Who were the major players in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Russian Premier Nikita Kruschchev
US President John F. Kennedy
Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro
Why was the Soviet Union upset?
The US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey, next to the Soviet Union.
What did the Soviet Union do?
Place nuclear missiles in Cuba, pointed at the US.

5. Section 2

6. Section 2 Questions…
When the US analyzed the first photos of the freighters near Cuba, what did they see?
Fighter jets, patrol boats and trucks, but NO evidence of nuclear missiles
What did the Cubans mean by an “open secret”?
A secret that millions of Cubans knew about
What did the US see when they analyzed later photos?
SAMs – Surface to Air Missiles

7. Section 3

8. Section 3 Questions…
If a nuclear weapon was launched from Cuba, where would it hit the US?
Washington, DC; Baltimore; the entire southeast US
What was the first option discussed to destroy the missiles?
Air strike
What problems that Kennedy didn’t know about would the US face with an invasion?
Battlefield nuclear missiles; armed Soviet submarines at sea

9. Section 4

10. Section 4 Questions… What did the word “quarantine” really mean?
A blockade
When did Kennedy want the air strikes done?
Before any missiles were ready to fire
What did Kennedy tell the American public in October 1962?
There were Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba and this was considered an attack on the US.

11. Section 5

12. Section 5 Questions… What did Adlai Stevenson do at the UN meeting?
Show photographic proof of the missiles to the Soviets in front of the United Nations
What happened when the Soviet sub surfaced?
US moved to DEFCON-2 defense position
What was DEFCON-2?
Orders to have the military prepare for a nuclear war that is VERY close

13. Section 6

14. Section 6 Questions… What did Kruschchev first offer Kennedy?
The Soviet Union would remove the missiles in exchange for the US end the quarantine and not invade Cuba
What did Kruschev offer Kennedy, according to the news?
Soviet Union would remove the missiles in Cuba and the US would remove its weapons in Turkey
What happened to Major Rudolph Anderson?
He was shot down and killed by a Soviet missile

15. Section 6 Questions, continued…
What did Bobby Kennedy negotiate as a solution?
Soviets would remove their weapons from Cuba
US would end the quarantine and promise not to attack Cuba
What was the secret incentive offered to the Soviets?
US would remove missiles from Turkey, but it had to be kept SECRET by the Soviets
What does Kruschchev announce?
The Soviet Union will remove its weapons from Cuba