Cuban Missile Crisis

Which countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Cuba, the United States and the Soviet union were the key players.

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow and remove Fidel Castro as the leader of Cuba.

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

It took place in 1962.

Who was Fidel Castro?

Communist leader of Cuba

What is flexible response?

defense policy allowing for the appropriate action in any type of conflict

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

In 1962, Cuba (a communist country off the coast of Florida very close to the U.S.) allowed the Soviet Union to come into the country and place nuclear missiles aimed at the United States. This happened after Fidel Castro took over. President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba and prevented Soviet ships from reaching Cuba. Finally, the Soviet Union removed the missiles when the U.S. promised not to attack Cuba. It is the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war.

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

With negotiations that removed Soviet missiles from Cuba and U.S. missiles from Turkey

What did Kennedy do about the Cuban Missile crisis?

He ordered a blockade to be formed around Cuba. This prevented Soviet ships from coming in.

What was the Soviet Union and the USA's relationship like after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Both countries realized that if they had a huge nuclear war, no one would win. They tried to relax relations and set up a hot line so they could communicate easier.

Why did the United States have missiles in Turkey?

It basically said that if the Soviet Union tried to nuke the United Stated with their missiles in Cuba, the United States would retaliate with their missiles positioned well within the distance of the Soviet Union.