Arms Race Arms Race Bay of Pigs Bay of Pigs

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

Mr. Doherty / Mrs. T Mr. Doherty / Mrs. T

Arms RaceArms Race

Each side built up its supply of missiles Each side built up its supply of missiles and atomic bombs. and atomic bombs.

Stalin dies, 1953, and is replaced by Stalin dies, 1953, and is replaced by Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev

Soviets launch Soviets launch Sputnik Sputnik (worlds first (worlds first satellite) satellite)

U.S. creates National Aeronautics and U.S. creates National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. Space Administration (NASA) in 1958.

Bay of Pigs InvasionBay of Pigs Invasion

1959, Fidel Castro sets up communist gov’t in 1959, Fidel Castro sets up communist gov’t in Cuba Cuba

Many Cuban exiles flee to the U.S. Many Cuban exiles flee to the U.S. Exiles are trained in U.S. for secret invasion on Exiles are trained in U.S. for secret invasion on

Cuba. Cuba. 1961, John F. Kennedy becomes President 1961, John F. Kennedy becomes President

April 17 exiles land at Bay of Pigs. April 17 exiles land at Bay of Pigs. Castro’s forces quickly rounded up invaders Castro’s forces quickly rounded up invaders

and the invasion is a failure. and the invasion is a failure.

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

After Bay of Pigs After Bay of Pigs invasion, Soviets invasion, Soviets give Cuba more give Cuba more weapons. weapons.

Oct. 1962, JFK Oct. 1962, JFK learns that Soviets learns that Soviets were building missile were building missile bases in Cuba. bases in Cuba.

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

Kennedy decides to Kennedy decides to use naval blockade use naval blockade

Compromise Compromise between Krushchev between Krushchev & Kennedy& Kennedy Soviets remove Soviets remove

nuclear bombs from nuclear bombs from CubaCuba

U.S. remove nuclear U.S. remove nuclear bombs from Turkey. bombs from Turkey.