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Cuban Missle Crisis

  • Kennedy's Decission

    Kennedy decides on Blockade Cuba. He did the blockade so that the Soviets wouldn't be able to bring in any more military supplies.
  • Kennedy's Call

    Kennedy publicily calls on Khruschev to remove weapons.
  • Khruschev Refuse

    Khruschev refuses to acknowledge blockade or presence of the soviets missles on Cuba.
  • Soviets

    "Soviet Ships (accompanied by submariens) approached 800 km exclusion zone" Later at 10:32 am Soviet ships stopped and turned around.
  • Aerial Photos

    Aerial photographs shows the continued construction of the missle crisis.
  • Negotiation

    Kennedy had recieved another letter offering to negotiate over missle in Cuba with removal of the blockade and US invasion threat.
  • Withdrawls

    Kennedy had recieved a second letter calling for withdrawls of the U.S missles in Turkey too.
  • United States U2 Plane

    United States U2 plane was shot down over Cuba and the pilot killed, Kennedy decides to ignore second letter, but accepts terms of 1st letter.
  • Khrushchev Agrees

    Khrushchev agrees to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba.