Cuban missile crisis (1)

Cuban Missile Crisis

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    America's Engagements in Cuba During Cold War

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    It was an unsuccessful action by CIA-trained force of exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support from the U.S. government to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro
  • Yom Kippur War

    Yom Kippur War

    A war between Isreal and a coalation of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria. The U.S. and the Soviet Union both supperted their allies witch almost led to a confrontation of two nucelar super powers.
  • Operation Mongoose

    Operation Mongoose

    A covert operation that was meant to use sabotage, propaganda , and psycological warfare to remove the Cuban government.
  • U-2 Photo Reconisence

    U-2 Photo Reconisence

    A U-2 plane took pictures of proof that Soviet Missile bases were under construction.
  • U-2 Flight Reconasence

    U-2 Flight Reconasence

    U.S. military discovers Intermediate range (IRBMs) SS-5 nucular missiles.

  • Kennedy announces presence of Missiles in Cuba

    Military forces are now at DEFCON 3
    U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay is reinforced by marines.
  • Soviet Ships

    Soviet Ships

    Soviet Ships en route to Cuba with questionable cargo
    Military now at DEFCON 2, the highest it has ever been.
  • End of Cuban Missile Chrisis

    End of Cuban Missile Chrisis

    Khrushcev recives the letter from Kennedy stating that the U.S. won't invade Cuba if he removes the missiles from Cuba.