Who was involved?
Who was the country with the missiles?
Cuba
What type of weapons did Cuba had?
Missiles
Crisis lasted about how many days?
Thirteen
Soviets removed missiles from Cuba. True or False
True
Closest to what kind of war?
Nuclear
Who was the U.S. President during the crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Year of the Missile Crisis
1962
Kennedy spoke to the nation on this.
Television
U.S. removed missiles from this country (secretly).
Turkey
Danger of this between superpowers.
Misunderstanding/Escalation
Who was the Soviet leader involved?
Nikita Khrushchev
How the U.S. saw the missiles?
Photographs or Aerial photos
Fear of this type of war.
Nuclear
How they mostly talked.
Letters/Messages
The "hotline" improved this.
Communication
Who was Kennedy's brother and advisor?
Robert Kennedy
How is called the action the U.S. did to block Cuba?
Blockade or Quarantine
U.S. military readiness level.
DEFCON 2
Group that helped communication.
United Nations (UN)
Cuba's importance in this war.
Cold War
Who was the U.S. Secretary of Defense?
Robert McNamara
Soviet ships were carrying what?
Military supplies
What were the Soviet ships doing?
Heading to Cuba
New direct line of communication.
Hotline
Reduced tensions afterward were called this.
Détente