Cuban Missile Crisis (16 oct. 1962 – 28 oct. 1962)
Description:
Cuba (under Fidel Castro) wanted protection from the invading United States, so they asked the Soviet Union for help. The Soviet Union planted nuclear weapons in Cuba. This was the height of the Cold War. This crisis ended with a compromise between Khrushchev and JFK.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
16 oct. 1962
28 oct. 1962
~ 12 days