Cuban Missle crisis
- American's supported a crooked regime led by Fulgencio Batista until the Cuban Revolution in 1959
- Fidel Castro took power
- Aligned with the Soviets
- Failed invasion of Cuba named the Bay of Pigs
- in 1962 Soviets started to put nuclear weapons into Cuba
- The USA had 3 options which included:
- A negotiated solution
- A conventional attack on Cuba initiated by an air attack
- Naval blockade
- Robert Kennedy convinced the security council to use the blockade
- Ships turn around at the quarantine
- Russians let go of Cuba in exchange for a removal of Missiles in Turkey at a later time
Summary: Fidel Castro took power over Cuba and he created ties with Soviet Russia. Following the failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs the Russians began to put nuclear weapons into Cuba. Naturally, the US felt threatened as their borders were so close and JFK was presented with three options. Either a solution could be negotiated, a conventional attack on Cuba could be launched, or lastly a naval blockade. Robert Kennedy selected the Naval blockade.