Cuba in the cold war

By mckenzie1808
  • CIA Training

    CIA Training

    CIA trained peple who opposed Castro for the assualt.
  • John F. Kennedy election/ decision

    John F. Kennedy election/ decision

    John F. Kennedy was elected president and was presented
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    A failed military invasion of cuba undertaken by the CIA - sponsored paramilitary group.
  • The ww3 poll

    The ww3 poll

    A poll showed that 1/5 of Americans believed ww3 was coming
  • Photographs of missile launching sites

    Photographs of missile launching sites

    u-2 photographs from flyovers revealed improvements at certain missile launching sites
  • Missile Crisis

    Missile Crisis

    The cold war came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict.
  • Demand of missile removal

    Demand of missile removal

    Kennedy issued a formal demand that the missiles be removed.
  • The Settlement

    The Settlement

    A settlement between JFK and Castro was reached