6. KENNEDY DEMANDED THAT THE
MISSILES BE REMOVED
He established a “quarantine zone” around Cuba to prevent any more
missiles from arriving
It seemed as though the Soviets were prepared to violate the
quarantine zone but their ships turned around at the last minute
7. EVENTUALLY A COMPROMISE WAS
REACHED
The US agreed to never invade Cuba again
The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the US would
remove missiles that had been placed in Turkey (rather close to the
Soviet Union
8. WORKS CITED
Frankel, Max. "Learning from the Missile Crisis." Smithsonian.com.
Smithsonian Institution, 01 Oct. 2002. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.
History.com Staff. "Cuban Missile Crisis." History.com. A&E Television
Networks, 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.