THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

A U-2 SPY PLANE TOOK PHOTOS OF MEDIUM RANGE NUCLEAR MISSILES ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA

THE SOVIET UNION PLACES MISSILES ON CUBA

Cuba is only 90 miles from the US Missiles launched from Cuba could reach many major US cities

LOOKING AT THE MAP YOU CAN SEE WHY PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS WORRIED

MANY PEOPLE IN THE US WERE ALSO WORRIED

KENNEDY DEMANDED THAT THE MISSILES BE REMOVED

He established a “quarantine zone” around Cuba to prevent any more missiles from arriving

It seemed as though the Soviets were prepared to violate the quarantine zone but their ships turned around at the last minute

EVENTUALLY A COMPROMISE WAS REACHED

The US agreed to never invade Cuba again The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the US

would remove missiles that had been placed in Turkey (rather close to the Soviet Union

WORKS CITED

Frankel, Max. "Learning from the Missile Crisis." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, 01 Oct. 2002. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

History.com Staff. "Cuban Missile Crisis." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.