Proclamation 3447 embargo on all trade with cuba pdf. In september 1962 the united states discovered that the soviet union had begun building nuclear missile sites on cuba. We were in our third year, none of us 15 yet, and we were walking in the valley of the. A series of resources about the cuban missile crisis. As soviet ships headed toward cuba with missiles on board, president kennedy assembled a group of highlevel personnel to. Cia special national intelligence estimate, major consequences of certain u. Harvard kennedy schools belfer center has created this site as a resource for the cuban missile crisis. Drawing on previously undiscovered archival materials and interviews with soviet and american veterans of the crisis, michael dobbs has taken a fresh look at the history of those fateful thirteen days. What happened was that a certain cloud came into russia and the machine thought it was a missile. The 15th was the first of thirteen days filled with tension and panic for president kennedy and his select officials that he chose to help him resolve the crisis. The cuban missile crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The united states refused to allow this and, after thirteen tense days and many secret negotiations, the soviet union agreed to remove the missiles. On deck are six canvascovered missile transporters with missiles.
With the push of a button on either side, a nuclear. True test of a leader how well does he perform in a crisis cuban missile 2. The cuban missile crisis began for the united states on the morning of october 16, when president kennedy was informed of the discovery of missile sites in cuba by u2 surveillance aircraft. During the late 70s and early 80s a russian soldier was given word that the united states had launched a missile on russia. All the song credits are at the end of the video so dont sue us for infringement. Order an air strike against the missile sites with no prior warning. Bbcjohn f kennedy and the cuban missile crisis the american government thought this to be a threat of national security. Timeline overview this lesson enables students who have been studying the cold war to reflect on important dates and events within the cuban missile crisis and gives students who have not studied the cold war a clear overview of significant events during the period of the cuban missile crisis.
A timeline of the cuban missile crisis october 15 october 29, 1962. Indeed, on the fever chart of these fortyfive years. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the pdf images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents. The link also shows what the soviets were deploying or planning to deploy to cuba and it is very. In early october american spy planes u2s produced photographic evidence of the existence of the sites. Explain how sourcing, contextualization and chronology are aspects of history reading. In accordance with section 504 of the rehabilitation act. By using models originally designed to explain the cuban missile crisis, this. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. Carter s memorandum is also reproduced in cia documents on the cuban missile crisis, 1962, pp. It was a proxy conflict around cuba it began when the soviet union ussr began building missile sites in cuba in 1962.
Both sides could thus emerge from the cuban missile crisis claiming. The day showdown brought the worlds two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. Cuban missile crisis the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war 1962 the players. The cuban missile crisis 1 the cuban missile crisis john f.
The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis of 1962 spanish. The cuban missile crisis international strategic and. Semyonivanov, chief of the general staffs chief oper ations directorate, was in overall charge. Aimed at students studying at uk year gcse or equivalent. The website above is good for helping to understand the timeline of events. Kennedy john swift examines the events that led the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe.
Cuba and the missile crisis article pdf available in journal of latin american studies 2212. Cuban missile crisis simple english wikipedia, the free. See resource for october 18, 1962 for brief description of the cuban missile crisis and timeline up to this date. Those needing more precise instnic dons, such as missile engineers, were informed that they would he taking icbms to a site on novaya zemlya, a large island in the arc tic where nuclear weapons had long been tested. In russia, it is known as the caribbean crisis russian. The cuban missile crisis occurred in 1962 when the soviet union began to install nuclear missiles in cuba. Ten lessons from the cuban missile crisis 5 conclusion 10 about the report few events have been as studied and analyzed as the cuban missile crisis.
Jfk meets with the secretary of defense, robert mcnamara, and the members of the joint chiefs of staff before leaving on a scheduled campaign trip to ohio and illinois. In arguably the most dangerous moment of the crisis, us destroyer uss beale persecutes a soviet nucleararmed submarine. Support your decision with two pieces of evidence from the background of the situation and important opinions to consider 1. Jun 14, 2010 our final project for ap world history freshman year. The cuban missile crisis database of k12 resources.
The new press, 1992, 1998 january 1, 1959 to september 27, 1962. Cuban missile crisis timeline timeline description. Photo by keystonegetty images sirissoviet cargo ship leaves cuba, 1962 a p2v neptune u. Cuban missile crisis ohio state university libraries. Kennedy and premier nikita khrushchev, war was averted. Documentary produced by the discovery channel, a historical documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis, presented by internationally acclaimed writer tom clancy.
This article uses the case of the cuban missile crisis to. They receive photos from a u2 flight that show many missiles, as many as 16 to 32 missiles in cuba. It is believed in history that the cuban missile crisis was the closest that the world ever got to a nuclear war. The cuban missile crisis was one of the major climaxes of the cold war, bringing the world the closest it has ever been to a nuclear war. The program uses documentary footage to reconstruct step by stepthe events which brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear war in october 1962. In1962 a united states u2 plane spotted icbms in cuba bottom left. The cuban missile crisis was among the scariest events of the cold war. At that time united states was on the highest alert possible and soviet commanders in russian army were prepared for a nuclear war and had installed their nuclear weapons in cuba. These historical documents are pdf images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified.
Foreign relations of the united states, 19611963, volume. Kennedy and premier nikita khrushchev, wanted that war was. Second holocaust had it not been for the downing of the u2, the cuban missile crisis of october 1962 might never have come about. Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba. The cuban missile crisis is a time when the united states and the soviet union almost had a nuclear war. Fidel castro and the communist party take over in 1959 bay of pigs invasion1961 now back to. Cuba to receive arms to resist the imperialist threats.
The cuban missile crisis was a time of heightened confrontation between the soviet union, the united states, and cuba during the cold war. Cold war hotspot cuban missile crisis crisis averted cuban missile crisis there was always a history of american economic and political control in cuba. Our final project for ap world history freshman year. This is perhaps the closest that the united states and the soviet union came to nuclear. Oct 23, 2014 bbc history file film on the cuban missile crisis. Key precuban missile crisis documents and information foreign relations documents and resources of kennedy administration 19611963 vol vi foreign relations of the united states. Mcgeorge bundy had informed the president about the u2 photographs of the missile sites at 8. Monday, october 15 a u2 reconnaissance aircraft reveals several ss4 nuclear missiles in cuba. October 17 discussions continue about how to handle the possible threat in cuba. Chronology of submarine contact during the cuban missile crisis. The bases meant that the soviet union was seeking to. Cuban missile crisis handout free gcse level worksheet.
President kennedy and secretary of defense mcnamara in an excomm meeting. It moves the military to the southeastern part of the u. Pdf hungary and the cuban missile crisis researchgate. In desperate need of air, the soviet submarine commander briefly considers launching a nucleararmed torpedo, but decides to peacefully surface instead. Cuban missile crisis world history free pdf download. Eisenhowers reluctant adventurism to use a favorite marxist word plunged us into the most dangerous period of the cold war. Key documents cuban missile crisiscuban missile crisis. Extract from president kennedys tv broadcast announcing the presence of soviet missiles in cuba good evening, my fellow citizens. As revealed at the cuban missile crisis havana conference in 2002. In the fall of 1962 the united states demanded that the soviets halt construction of newlydiscovered missile bases in communist cuba. Kennedy 1 overview on october 16, 1962, president john f. A period of increased cooperation and reduced tensions known as detente began almost immediately after the cuban missile crisis and continued throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Kennedy learned that the soviets had placed mediumrange missiles in cuba and were building more sites.
The program uses documentary footage to reconstruct step by stepthe events which brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear war in. A warning from khrushchev the cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was one of the most frightening times in the cold war. Department of defense operations during the cuban missile crisis, 21263, p. Dod, transcripts, secret, notes taken from transcripts of meetings of the joint chiefs of staff, octobernovember 1962. Kennedy regularly used the tactic of combining a major concession, for example ending. Timeline of the cuban missile crisis the cuban missile. The americans viewed the cuban missile crisis as one of the most terrifying. Kennedy convened an informal group of cabinet officials and top civilian and military advisors the ex comm to consider and plan an appropriate response.
The cuban missile crisis was a day conflict between the united states of. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, president john f. President kennedy convenes his executive committee to consider americas options. The american government found out that the soviets were supplying cuba with icbms. October 9 president kennedy orders a u2 reconnaissance flight over western cuba, but the mission is delayed by inclement weather. October 16, and kennedy immediately called for a meeting of his principal advisers at 11. Note that the last of the jupiters were gone only months after the cuban missle crisis and the record is clear that this was a weapon on borrowed time before jfk became president. Use the chart below to list people, objects and activities in the photograph. Missiles in cuba can beaflexible component in any secondarylevelsocial studies course, particularly u. This government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military build up on the island of cuba. Combine information from lecture and text in order to show your.
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