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12 Cards in this Set
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Confrontation between..
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the U.S, Soviet Union, and Cuba
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Date (during the Cold War)
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October 1962
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Communist countries term
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Caribbean Crisis
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Cuba term
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October Crisis
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Cuban and Soviet governments placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
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September 1962
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U.S insured to..
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remove missiles
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Ranks with Berlin Blockade & Able Archer incident as..
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one of the major confrontations of the Cold War
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Year in which the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war
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1983
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"Black Saturday"
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27 October 1962
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Missile Bases being built in Cuba
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14 October 1962
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Agreement with Soviets to dismantle Cuba missiles in exchange for a no-invasion agreement
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October 28 1962
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Last missiles taken down and flown out of Turkey
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24 April 1963
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