1. The Cuban Missile Crisis
... told the CIA agents of convoys of Lorries carrying large objects; others said that they had seen missiles being set up. On 16th October 1962, Kennedy received some evidence, which revealed that Khrushchev was lying. An American U-2 spy plane had flown over Cuba and taken pictures. These pictures showed rocket- ... strike, followed by an invasion and the third was initiating a naval blockade that would prevent the Soviets from sending any further material into Cuba. Now Kennedy was a young, inexperienced president and after the Bay of Pigs he really needed to improve his image, so he had ...
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- Grade Level: High School
