Cuban missile crisis

• What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  A moment of near Nuclear War in 1962
• Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis unique?

  Due to secret communications and miscommunications
• What event preceded the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  The failed Bay of Pigs Invasion
• What agreement did Khrushchev make with Castro?

  To place Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
• What was Kennedy's warning regarding Cuba?

  Offensive weapons would lead to major issues
• What did US U-2 spy planes discover on October 14, 1962?

  Missile sites under construction in Cuba
• How did Khrushchev deceive Kennedy during the crisis?

  By lying about sending offensive weapons
• What was the name of the team Kennedy assembled during the crisis?

  The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (XCOM)
• What was Kennedy's decision on October 22nd, 1962?

  To order a naval quarantine of Cuba
• Why did Kennedy use the term "quarantine" instead of "blockade"?

  Blockade implied a state of war existed
• What did Kennedy demand in his letter to Khrushchev?

  To dismantle missile bases in Cuba
• What was Kennedy's stance on nuclear missiles launched from Cuba?

  It would be seen as an attack by the USSR
• How did Khrushchev respond to Kennedy's blockade on October 24th?

  Described it as an act of aggression
• What happened to Soviet ships sent to Cuba?

  Some turned back, others were stopped
• What was the status of US Forces during the crisis?

  Put at DEFCON 2
• What did Khrushchev propose in his message to Kennedy on October 26th-27th?

  To remove missiles in exchange for no invasion
• What was the second letter from Khrushchev about?

  Removal of US Jupiter Missiles from Turkey
• What happened to a U.S. U2 reconnaissance jet over Cuba?

  It was shot down
• What did Kennedy prepare for after the U2 jet was shot down?

  For an attack on Cuba
• What proposal did Kennedy make to the Soviet Union regarding missiles?

  Removal of Soviet missiles under UN supervision
• What did Attorney General Robert Kennedy indicate to the Soviet Ambassador?

  US planned to remove Jupiter missiles from Turkey
• What did Khrushchev announce on October 28th?

  Soviet missiles would be dismantled and removed
• What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  The world escaped nuclear war
• What measures were taken after the crisis to prevent future conflicts?

  A hotline and nuclear test ban treaty were established
• What treaty was signed in 1968?

  The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
• What was the purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

  To prevent the spread of nuclear technology
• What were the key events of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  • Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion
  • Secret agreement for missiles in Cuba
  • U-2 spy planes discover missile sites
  • Kennedy orders naval quarantine
  • Khrushchev's response and negotiations
  • Resolution with missile removal
• What were the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  • Avoidance of nuclear war
  • Establishment of a direct hotline
  • Signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
  • Implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty