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Cuban missile crisis - Coggle Diagram
Cuban missile crisis
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(October) American spy plane took pictures of missile launch site in Cuba and Kennedy felt betrayed by Khrushchev and demanded him to remove the missiles. He then asked the Ex-Com to choose between an air strike or blockade, choosing blockade to give them more time on 24 October. Castro also readied himself to fight. Kennedy then imposed a blockade on Cuba on 24 October and applied a a strategy of brinkmanship
(26 October) Khrushchev sent a letter to Kennedy about ending the crisis by exchanging Cuba's safety for removing missiles in Cuba, causing Kennedy to be relieved at the fact that he too wanted to end the war. Castro also wrote another letter to Khrushchev on attacking USA planes.
(27 October) Khrushchev sent a second letter which alarmed Kennedy and caused Kennedy to respond only to the first one. A Soviet commander shot down an American U-2 spy plane, causing both leaders to be alarmed and added more pressure on them to end the war.
(28 October) Khrushchev accepted Kennedy's deal and withdrew all missiles and had USA's promise to not invade Cuba
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(February) The Soviets agreed to trade Cuban sugar for Soviet oil during The Soviet's trade exhibition.
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Cuba's Minister visited different countries to seek for new markets to sell Cuban sugar, eventually contacting Soviet embassy when in Egypt. The Soviets agreed to buy half of their sugar over five years and more
May Castro passed a land reform order with goals of distributing them to poorer farmers for equality
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