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14 Cards in this Set
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Invade Cuba with armed forces?
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negative: Start war
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Write letter of protest to Khrushchev?
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Negative: Makes Kennedy look weak
Positive: Not violent approach |
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Attack Cuba and USSR with nuclear missiles?
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Negative: It could lead to nuclear war
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No nothing? All missiles to remain on Cuba?
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Negative: Missile threat still there
Positive: avoid war |
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Attack Cuba missile sites with air strikes?
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Negative: Could start war between Cuba, Russia and the US
Positive: Shows Kennedy is strong and in decisive |
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Blockade Cuba and challenge USSR in the UN (United Nations)
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Negative: Might create war
Positive: Not violent |
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14th October
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U-2 spy plane took photos of missile sites in Cuba
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16th October
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Kennedy sees photos
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22nd October Kennedy decides?
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broadcast that America was going to Quarantine Cuba. All ships stopped and searched
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23rd October Khrushchev response?
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Refuses that there were any missiles in Cuba
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24th October
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Soviet ships: turned back short line of blockade
American response: missile dismantled or US invades Khrushchev letter: Missile withdrawn if USA made promise not to invade Cuba & remove blockade |
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27th October
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Khrushchev's second letter: We will remove missiles from Cuba only if you remove yours from turkey
American's response: Yes we will. We will not invade Cuba again Robert Kennedy: Went to see USSR ambassador |
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28th October Soviet Announcement
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The Russians would withdraw missiles from Cuba
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Consequences
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1. cuba reminded communist
2. USA missiles withdrawn from Turkey 3. Hot-line between Kremlin and White house 4. China impressed Russian handling crisis decided to be more independent 5. NATO not impressed that were no consulted much 6. nuclear test ban treaty signed by USA, USSR & BG 1964 |
