U 2

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

  • THE BEGANING!!!!

    the thirteen days marking the most dangerous period of the cuban missile crisis begin. president kennedy and principal foreign policy and national defense officials are briefed on the U-2 findings. discussions begin on how to respond to the challenge.
  • Period: to

    THIRTEEN DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

  • Period: to

    THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

  • Period: to

    THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

  • Period: to

    THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

  • dont shot

    American military units begin moving to bases in the Southeastern U.S. the president said to the commander to take photos from a another U-2 flight plane, but dont get shot at.....
  • the guest

    president kennedy is visited by soviet foreign minister andrei gromyko, and asserts that soviet aid to cuba is purely defensive and does not represent a threat to the u.s.
  • going on a trip

    president kennedy leaves for a campaign trip to ohio and illinois. In washington, he had to debate over the necessary and appropriate course of action.
  • working on a speech

    president kennedy returns suddenly to washington and after five hours of talking with top advisers decides on the location. he plans for deploying army units are drawn and work is begun on a speech to leting the american people know.
  • the air strike

    after attending mass at st. stephen's church with mrs. kennedy, the president meets with general walter sweeney of the tactical air command who tells him that an air strike could not guarantee 100% destruction of the missiles.
  • the tv announsment

    jfk said we should send ships out to cuba so it could make a block
    cade so the missiles don't hit the u.s..........
    but the sovets said this was risking war and did not agree to it.....
  • DEFENCE

    after the u.s got the sovet's mesage. the u.s move it to the next level..... defcon 2..... the highest bom alert in history....
  • just one step alway

    the u.s and the russans wear just one step alway from relasing
    the missiles to desaster........
  • the letter........

    knowing that some missiles in cuba were now operational, the president personally drafts a letter to premier khrushchev, again urging him to change the course of events. meanwhile, soviet freighters turn and head back to europe.
  • THANKS TO FOMIN

    a important man named fomin had a great idea..... he said we
    should make a trade or even a agreement...
  • the ending of the crisis war

    jhon f. kennedy made secret argurment with cuba, he said u take your missiles out of cuba and we will take our's out to..............