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1
Q

The Thirteen days was a period during the Cuban Missile Crisis when..?

A

the world came very close to nuclear war.

2
Q

On October 16th President Kennedy is informed that..?

A

US spy planes have found missile sites on Cuba.

3
Q

On October 20th Kennedy decides..?

A

against an attack but orders a blockade of Cuba.

4
Q

On October 24th the USSR says that a blockade is..?

A

an act of aggression and that its ships will ignore it.

5
Q

On October 25th the USA and USSR prepared for..?

A

immediate nuclear attack.

6
Q

On October 27th Cuba..?

A

prepared for an invasion.

7
Q

On October 27th Khrushchev offered..?

A

to remove missiles from Cuba.

8
Q

Khrushchev would only agree to remove missiles from Cuba if..?

A

the USA did the same with it’s bases in Turkey and Italy.

9
Q

On October 27th a US spy plane..?

A

was shot down over Cuba.

10
Q

On October 27th Robert Kennedy set up a deal in which the USA..?

A

would secretly withdraw warheads from Italy and Turkey.

11
Q

On October 28th Khrushchev agrees to a deal where the USSR..?

A

remove missiles from Cuba.

12
Q

In return for removing missiles from Cuba the USA agreed..?

A

to never attack Cuba and take its missiles out of Italy and Turkey.

13
Q

What year did The Thirteen Days take place?

A

1962

14
Q

When was Kennedy informed that US spy planes had been found at missile sites on Cuba?

A

October 16th 1962

15
Q

When did Kennedy order a blockade of Cuba?

A

October 20th 1962

16
Q

When did the USSR say that they would ignore the blockade?

A

October 24th 1962

17
Q

When did the USA and USSR prepare for immediate nuclear attack?

A

October 25th 1962

18
Q

When did Cuba prepare for invasion?

A

October 27th 1962

19
Q

When did Khrushchev offer to remove missiles from Cuba if the USA did the same with Turkey and Italy?

A

October 27th 1962

20
Q

When was a US spy plane shot down over Cuba?

A

October 27th 1962

21
Q

When did Robert Kennedy set up a deal in which the USA would withdraw Missiles out of Italy and Turkey?

A

October 27th 1962

22
Q

When did Khrushchev agree to the deal?

A

October 28th 1962