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2000 armed exiles landed at the bay of Pigs, in Cuba. Upon arrival, they were expecting American support.

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Kennedy traveled to Vienna for his first meeting with Soviet Premir Nikita Khrushchev.

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The Soviet Union stopped the exodus by directing East Germany to construct a wall that separates East and West Germany. This wall would serve as a symbol of conflict between communist and non-communist ideals.

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Photos were produced showing clear evidence that the Soviet Union was constructing sites on the island for offensive nuclear weapons

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Kennedy ordered a naval blockade around Cuba, a "quarantine" against all offensive weapons.

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Kennedy received a message from Khruschev stating that the USSR would remove their missiles from Cuba if the US removed theirs from Turkey and an American pledge not to invade Cuba. Kennedy had to keep this from the public because if he wanted to remove his missiles he could not alert NATO of his actions.

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President Kennedy spoke at American University in Washington D.C. and seemed to offer hope for a peaceful rapprochement with the Soviet Union.