Revolution happens in Cuba; Fidel Castro takes power.
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April 1961
American CIA organises attack on Cuba; expected Cubans to rise against Castro; invasion force is easily defeated by the Cuban government.
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1962
Kennedy (USA) places nuclear missiles in Turkey, which was close to Russia; Khrushchev (USSR) place nuclear missiles in Cuba, which was close to America.
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October 14 1962
American U-2 spy plane flies over Cuba and takes photographs of the missile site.
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October 16 1962
President Kennedy is shown the photographs; it is proven that Soviet missiles were in Cuba.
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October 21 1962
USA's allies are informed about the missiles, shortly before the public finds out.
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October 22 1962
Quarantine of Cuba is announced; Americans state that they would stop and search all ships going to Cuba.
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October 26 1962
Khrushchev writes letter to Kennedy; it says that USSR would withdraw the missiles if USA promises not to invade Cuba.
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October 27 1962
Khrushchev writes another letter; this time stating that they will only remove their missiles from Cuba if the American missiles are removed from Turkey.
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October 27 1962
Robert Kennedy (President's brother), goes to meet the Soviet Ambassador; makes deal saying that they will remove the missiles from Turkey, but it would remain a secret from the public.
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October 28 1962
Soviet Ambassador reports back to R. Kennedy; announces that Russians would remove missiles from Cuba.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
American CIA organises attack on Cuba; expected Cubans to rise against Castro; invasion force is easily defeated by the Cuban government.
Back
April 1961
Card 3
Front
Kennedy (USA) places nuclear missiles in Turkey, which was close to Russia; Khrushchev (USSR) place nuclear missiles in Cuba, which was close to America.
Back
Card 4
Front
American U-2 spy plane flies over Cuba and takes photographs of the missile site.
Back
Card 5
Front
President Kennedy is shown the photographs; it is proven that Soviet missiles were in Cuba.
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