october 1962 - august 1962

By llama-on-fire
  • Confirmation Of Supplies

    Confirmation Of Supplies

    Kennedy had found confirmation that supplies were being shipped to Cuba
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    Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Missiles Were Found

    Missiles Were Found

    Aerial surveillance revealed missiles in Cuba
  • Blockade Announced

    Blockade Announced

    Kennedy had announced that Cuba was going to be blockaded
  • USSR Threatened Nuclear War

    USSR Threatened Nuclear War

    USSR had said that American actions could lead to nuclear war
  • Proposal

    Proposal

    Nikita Khrushchev proposed that the USSR would remove their missiles if the US would refrain from invading Cuba. John F. Kennedy had agreed to this proposal.
  • Khrushchev Gives Up

    Khrushchev Gives Up

    Nikita Khrushchev withdraws nuclear weapons from Cuba