Cuba in the cold war

By mckenzie1808

  • CIA Training

    CIA Training
    CIA trained peple who opposed Castro for the assualt.

  • John F. Kennedy election/ decision

    John F. Kennedy election/ decision
    John F. Kennedy was elected president and was presented

  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs
    A failed military invasion of cuba undertaken by the CIA - sponsored paramilitary group.

  • The ww3 poll

    The ww3 poll
    A poll showed that 1/5 of Americans believed ww3 was coming

  • Photographs of missile launching sites

    Photographs of missile launching sites
    u-2 photographs from flyovers revealed improvements at certain missile launching sites

  • Missile Crisis

    Missile Crisis
    The cold war came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict.

  • Demand of missile removal

    Demand of missile removal
    Kennedy issued a formal demand that the missiles be removed.

  • The Settlement

    The Settlement
    A settlement between JFK and Castro was reached