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The Cold Wat
The Cold War played a great role in the developement of the Cuban Missil Crisis. This was a time of great tension and conflict between the East and the West. It never involved any military involvement, hence the name Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crissis was a part of the Cold War that created high tension. What started of as a political conflict was about to be a Nuclear War. -
February 1959, Fidel Castro Comes to Power
Fidel Castrobecame the Prime Minister of Cuba, He did this by overthrowing the previous Minister, Fulgencio Batista. He then ruled for four decades. He allowd the Soviets to station balistic missiles in Cuba -
Soviets and Cuba unite.
Cuban Missile Crisis eventsOn this day Cuba and The Soviet Union became open allies. The U.S. had not had any hard evidence of Cuba and The Soviet Union joining together before this day. This came as a big threat to the United States because Cuba is a communist country right off our shores and it became allies with our worst enemy. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the United States has ever come to a nuclear war.There was a big controversy over how Soviet missiles have been revealed under construction in Cuba. This was alarming to America and both countries were prepared for a nuclear war. Thankfully, the bravery of John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev prevented war from ever happening. -
First evidence of missiles in Cuba
Crisis FactsOn this day United States intelligence personnel were analyzing U-2 spy plane data and noticed that the Soviets were starting to build missile sites in Cuba. Although the president would not be notified until the next day, this event was truly the start of the Cuban missile crisis because it was the first indication of missiles in Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy is Informed of Missile Constuction in Cuba
The beginning of the "Thirteen Days of October." On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was informed that there missiles and nuclear weapons were being constructed in Cuba with the Cuban’s allies, the Soviet Union. Within hours after hearing this news, John F. Kennedy organized an elite group of government officials that’s job was to decide how to respond to this crisis. They had to think quickly, in order to protect the United States’ border. -
John F. Kennedy Informs the Public of Missile Construction in Cuba
Here is the VideoJohn F. Kennedy's speech to the public.On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy informed the public that the Soviet Union and Cuba were building missiles and nuclear weapons on Cuba. This speech was televised and explained to the country what was occurring. John F. Kennedy told the public about their plans to respond to this crisis. They had to be careful, though, with not revealing too much information, because they did not want to alert Cuba of the United States’ plans to respond. -
Final Battle of Cuban Missile Crisis
Blockade
During this time, it was extremely tense as events brought the two countries closer to war than they had before. A U-2 plane on a routine flight in Alaska got lost and strayed into Soviet airspace. The Soviets responded by sending a fighter group to intercept the U-2 and American fighters. RFK meets secretly with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin and agrees after a phone call to the president that the removal of US missiles from Turkey is negotiable. -
End of Cuban Missile Crisis
Removal of Cuban shipsOfficial End of Crisis The Russian Premier conceded to President Kennedy's demands by ordering all Soviet supply ships away from Cuban waters and agreeing to remove the missiles from Cuba's mainland.Washington promised not to invade the Communist island, while pledging (secretly) to dismantle its own missiles in Italy and Turkey. In 1964, Leonid Brezhand Aleksei Kosygin removed Kreschev from power. -
John F. Kennedy's press conference announcing the nuclear war was avoided.
The Soviet Union began the process of dismantling the bombers and shipping them back. On the following day, President Kennedy formally ended the quarantine. During Kennedy’s press conference, he announced that Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev would take away bomber planes in Cuba in a time span of less than 30 days. The Cuban Missile Crisis was over and thus a nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union was avoided. -
JFK's Press Conference
Here is the video of a portion of Kennedy's press conference. JFK continues to talk about freeing people from Cuba. He discusses that all IL-28 bombers now in Cuba will be withdrawn in 30 days. Ending this reduced most of the danger toward America and a close war was dodged. He then talks about his plan to set people in Cuba free from Castro.
