[10] Cuban Missile Crisis

What were the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis up to the height?

September 1961 – Russia promised weapons to defend Cuba against America.
February 1962 – Kennedy imposed a trade embargo on Cuba.
April 1962 – The USA placed nuclear weapons in Turkey.
July 1962 – The USA began military exercises in the Caribbean, and Soviet advisors warned Castro of a potential American invasion.
July 1962 – Cuba’s armed forces were the best in Latin America.
September 1962 – The first nuclear missiles secretly arrived in Cuba.
October 15, 1962 – US spy planes revealed missile sites in Cuba, and the US Defense Secretary warned Kennedy that the missiles would be operational in two weeks.

What was the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis and what happened after?

October 22, 1962 – President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade, avoiding formal war.
October 26, 1962 – Soviet leader Khrushchev proposed a deal: Soviets would remove missiles in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba.
Early November 1962 – The Soviet missiles and bombers were shipped out of Cuba.

What is Brinkmanship?

Push the situation to the verge of war in order to encourage or threaten your opponent to back down

What were the long-term impacts of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Soviet Union expanded its nuclear arsenal to avoid strategic disadvantages, escalating the arms race.
The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed in 1963.
Cuba solidified its alliance with the Soviet Union.