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1 THIRTEEN DAYS

2 COLD WAR THIS CONFLICT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE SOVIET UNION

3 JOHN F. KENNEDY EXECUTED THE BAY OF PIGS -OVERTHROW OF CASTRO AND CUBA
- COMPLETE FAILURE

4 NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV LEADER OF SOVIET UNION

5 CUBA

6 FIDEL CASTRO LEADER OF CUBA

7 U.S. MISSILES IN EUROPE REASONS WHY SOVIETS PUT MISSILE IN CUBA
1. UPSET WITH U.S. MISSILES IN TURKEY 2. WORRIED U.S. WOULD INVADE CUBA

8 OPERATION ORTSAC MOCK INVASION OF CUBA AND OVERTHROW OF CASTRO

9 U2 SPY PLANE OCTOBER 14, 1962 TAKES PICTURES OF SOVIET MISSSILES BEING PLACED IN CUBA

10 U2 SPY PLANE

11 U2 SPY PLANE

12 MCGEORGE BUNDY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

13 ROBERT MACNAMARA SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

14 MISSILE RANGE

15 EX COMM EXECUTIVE COMMITEE
GROUP THAT DECIDES WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

16 BOBBY KENNEDY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CLOSEST ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT

17 KENNY O’DONNELL SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT

18 U.S. OPTIONS FOR MISSILE CRISIS
1. AIRSTRIKE 2. INVASION OF CUBA 3. QUARANTINE OR BLOCKADE

19 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF HEAD OF EVERY BRANCH OF THE MILITARY

20 MONROE DOCTRINE OPPOSED ANY ACTION IN THE WESTERN HEMPISPHERE BY ANY POWER

21 WEST BERLIN IF ATTACKED U. S
WEST BERLIN IF ATTACKED U.S. WOULD USED NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON SOVIET UNION

22 QUARANTINE BLOCKADE OF CUBA A.) COULDN’T USE WORD SINCE IT WAS
AN ACT OF WAR

23 ADLAI STEVENSON U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS

24 MAJOR RUDOLF ANDERSON ONLY DEATH IN CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS FROM ENEMY FIRE

25 BOBBY KENNEDY SENT TO SOVIET EMBASSY TO TRY TO WORK OUT LAST MINUTE DEAL
CRISIS RESOLVED 1. SOVIETS REMOVE MISSILES FROM CUBA 2. U.S. WOULDN’T INVADE CUBA 3. U.S. WOULD REMOVE MISSILE IN TURKEY AT A LATER DATE


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