1. Do Nothing – Leave the missiles as they were. This would be unpopular amongst Americans. 2. An air strike …
Cuban Missile Crisis – Bay of Pigs
In 1961 Kennedy became president and carried on Eisenhower’s scheme to invade Cuba. In April 1961, 1900 Cubans who had …
Cuban Missile Crisis – U2 Incident
The events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis are outlined below and occured around May in 1960. The USA …
Cuban Missile Crisis – Order of Events in October 1962
22nd October 1962Kennedy announced his course of action (to employ a naval blockade) on national television. 25th October25 ships en …
Cuban Missile Crisis – Overview
Relations between USA and USSR were bad and had been worsened by the U2 incident in May 1960. Cuba was …