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Cuban missile crisis

By Michael McAlary
  • Day 1

    Day 1

    JFK learns about the soviets bringing nuclear missiles to Cuba.
  • Period: to

    13 days

    13 days of Cuban missile crisis Oct. 16, 1962 to Oct. 28, 1962.
  • Day 2

    Day 2

    JFK moves the military to the south in fear of Cuba.
  • Day 3

    Day 3

    JFK has a meeting with the Soviet foreign minister. The foreign minister claims that the missiles in Cuba are more defensive than offensive.
  • Day 4

    Day 4

    Advisers discuss about what to do next about this crisis.
  • Day 5

    Day 5

    JFK decides to quarantine Cuba. They send out the navy.
  • Day 6

    Day 6

    Walter Sweeney tells JFK that an air strike would not entirely destroy the missiles.
  • Day 7

    Day 7

    JFK briefs everyone including the British prime minister on the situation and says they should meet everyday of the crisis.
  • Day 8

    Day 8

    JFK approves the quarantine of Cuba and the navy actually blockades Cuba.
  • Day 9

    Day 9

    Khrushchev responds to JFK's plan to stop the Soviet ships.
  • Day 10

    Day 10

    Kennedy tells the soviets to change course because he knows the nukes are operationable.
  • Day 11

    Day 11

    Missile sites are constructed. USSR tells the soviets to attack the US if the US attacks Cuba.
  • Day 12

    Day 12

    Soviets send another letter to Kennedy to get rid of the missiles in Turkey.
  • Day 13

    Day 13

    There is an agreement and the soviets will get rid of the missiles once the US blockade is removed.