The Cuban Missile Crisis

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  • Soviet technicians arrived in Cuba

    Soviet technicians arrived in Cuba

    Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba.
  • Period: to

    Missile Crisis

  • Revealed missiles in Cuba

    Revealed missiles in Cuba

    Aerial surveillance revealed misslies in Cuba.
  • Announced a quarantine of Cuba

    Announced a quarantine of Cuba

    Kennedy addressed nation on Soviet threat and announced a
    quarantine of Cuba.
  • U.S actions could lead to nuclear war

    U.S actions could lead to nuclear war

    The USSR warned that U.S. actions could lead to a nuclear war.
  • Kennedy accepted proposal

    Kennedy accepted proposal

    Kennedy accepted Khrushchev's proposal to end the crisis: Soviets will remove missiles and United States will end blockade and promise not to invade Cuba.
  • Weapons will be returned to the USSR

    Weapons will be returned to the USSR

    Khrushchev announced that weapons will be returned to the Soviet Union.