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The Beginig of the Cuban Missible crisis
The missile was built-up and Kennedy was informed. -
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Cuban Misile Crisis
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Blockade
Kennedy decides to blockade the Soviet. -
Kennedy Speaks to the Soviet
President Kennedy announces the Blockade. The Soviet Union was no longer aloud to sent missiles to Cuba. Kennedy says that what the Soviet were doing was a threat to the worlds peace. -
Soviet Replies.
Khrushchev send a letter to Kennedy saying that he will not observe the Blockade. He claims also that the Soviet does not allow the presence of nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
The Begining of the Blockade.
Suddently At 10:32 AM, 20 Soviet ships that were about 500 miles from the American blockade begin to turn around and stop. -
Construction on Cuba begins
By Air, the Amricans could already see that missile bases were being created in Cuba. -
Khrushchev Sends Another Letter.
Khrushchev writes to Kennedy claiming for the first time that there were missiles on Cuba. And that they would not be used, unless the USA decided to attack them. -
Khrushchev stars to provoque Kennedy
Khrushchev sends another letter enforcing what he had said before and saying that he would only remove his missiles if the Americans removed theirs from Turkey. In addition, an American U-2 plane had been shot down and the pilot was dead. Kennedy wants to attack, but takes in cosideration the previous letter. -
Soviet Union starts to Withdraw
The Soviet governament gives an order that, in order to maintain peace on the world they will remove their missiles from Cuba.
