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March 1960
In March of 1960, President Eisenhower gave the CIA permission to secretly train Cuban exiles for an invasion of Cuba. President Kennedy didn't know about this when he was elected until nine days later, but approved it anyway. We didn't want cuba to be a communist country, but the Soviets did, When we tried to stop them from being communist, the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union for worse. -
April 17, 1961
We sent missiles to cuba and they landed on the coast of Bahia De Cochinos, or the Bay of Pigs. Our plan failed all together because Cuba had the Soviet Union to back them up. This just worsened our relations with The Soviet Union. We also had to pay $53 million in medical supplies and food to get out troops back. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
In the Summer of 1962, Castro, Cuban leader, was allies with Khrushchev, Soviet leader. Soviet Union promised to defend Cuba. An increase in Soviet weapons, nuclear missiles, flowed to Cuba in the Summer of 1962. President Kennedy warned Cuba that America wouldn’t tolerate nuclear weapons, so tensions between the Soviet Union and the U.S. as they fought for Cuba continued. -
Soviet Union Missile Bases in Cuba
Soviet Union wad building up missile bases in Cuba. Kennedy told the nation which was already scared and felt threatened. He made it clear that any missile launched from Cuba would mean an all out war on the Soviet Union. This made tensions high in betwee the Soviet Union and the United States. -
America Discovers Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis BeginsOn October 14, 1962, American planes took photos of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. There were some bases that contained missiles ready to launch. The missiles had the possibility to reach U.S. cities in minutes. The Soviet Union helped Cuba become militarily ready to fight the U.S and the Soviet Union creates even more friction with the U.S. as they join up with Cuba in an attack. -
Soviet Union Missile Bases Removed
Khrushchevy, Soviet Union's leader, telegrammed President Kennedy telling him that he wouild remove the missiles from Cuba. He also said the blockade on international waters was an act of aggression and would only cause a nuclear war. The tensions between the two world powers lessened for the time but people knew a war was coming. -
October 25, 1968
Castro on this day stated that the weapons were for self-defense and refused to allow an inspection. Kennedy replied to the telegram a telegram that was sent by Khrushchev; he stated that the United States had to take actions because of the accusations that no offensive missiles were on Cuba was shown to be false. The Soviet ships that were approaching Cuba came to a stop. This event further strained the relationship between the two because neither side would conceit to either’s demand. -
October 28, 1968
Khrushchev announced plans to remove missiles from Cuba. The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles after the United States agreed to not invade Cuba. The United States agreed to remove missiles from Turkey. This would be the first step towards creating a more friendly relationship between the Soviet and United States.
