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Through the 1950's the U.S cooperated with the Cuban Goverment, leaded by General Fulgencio Batista.
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Fallout Shelters were built most of thetime underground. They built these because of the fear of nuclear weapons.
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Duck and Cover is an expression used for 1950's nuclear raid drill.
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A Cuban communist, revolutionary, and politician who was the prime minister of Cuba.
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The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of Cuba by CIA trained Cuban rebels also an embarrassment to JFK administration.
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Cuba quickly improves their army bases and missiles.
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Khrushchev sends a letter to Kennedy. He doesn't say that there are missiles on Cuba but he say's he will not remove his troops from the ships.
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A USSR submarine got closer to the blockade zone. Carrying missiles. Soviet troops stopped in front of the zone.
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Completed timeliine.
