Superpower Relations/The Cold War

The First Berlin Crisis

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The Hungarian Uprising

The Second Berlin Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Berlin Wall

Khrushchev's ultimatum

Refugees fleeing to the west

Background

Cuban Revolution

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Economic sanctions placed on USA

Consequences

Khrushchev's resignation

The Hotline

Missiles being removed from Turkey

Key events

Castro became communist

Cuba decides to turn to the USSR

U2 spy plane discovered soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

13 days crisis

Kennedy decided to blockade Cuba

Kennedy decided to blockade Cuba instead of invade