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Cuban Missle Crisis

By AlexKing
  • Start of the Crisis Day 1

    Start of the Crisis Day 1

    The U2 plane was shot down and Kennedy has to make the decision to atack or to be patient. Also the president was aware of the bombs in Cuba and was getting ready for the biggest war ever to happen to humanity.
  • Period: to

    The 13 Days. Start date is Oct. 16, 1962 and the End date is Oct. 28, 1962.

  • Crisis Continues Day 2

    Crisis Continues Day 2

    Another spy flight spys 16 to 32 missles in cuba.
  • Crisis Continues Day 3

    Crisis Continues Day 3

    Kennedy talked to Russia about the the missles and Russia says they are only defensive.
  • Crisis Continues Day 4

    Crisis Continues Day 4

    President Kennedy leaves for a scheduled campaign trip to Ohio and Illinois.
  • Crisis Continues Day 5

    Crisis Continues Day 5

    Plans for deploying naval units are created and work is started on a speech to notify the American people.
  • Crisis Continues Day 6

    Crisis Continues Day 6

    President Kennedy was informed that an air strike would not take care of 100% of the plan
  • Crisis Continues Day 7

    Crisis Continues Day 7

    Kennedy calls former presidents to inform them about that's happening.
  • Crisis Continues Day 8

    Crisis Continues Day 8

    The U.S. created a quarantine around Cuba.
  • Crisis Continues Day 9

    Crisis Continues Day 9

    Chairman Khrushchev disagrees with the quarantine.
  • Crisis Continues Day 10

    Crisis Continues Day 10

    The missles in Cuba are now operational.
  • Crisis Continues Day 11

    Crisis Continues Day 11

    Kennedy makes an offer to take off the quarantine and cuba gets rid of the missles.
  • Crisis Continues Day 12

    Crisis Continues Day 12

    Russia sends a letter to DC saying that they will remove the missles if the US will remove the missles from Turkey.
  • End of Crisis Day 13

    End of Crisis Day 13

    The offer from Russia is taken and both US and Russia remove the missles.