WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this “quarantine, ‘’ as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Enterprise was deployed with three other carriers–Independence, Essex, and Randolph–to blockade the island.

Detailed explanation-3: -The crisis was over but the naval quarantine continued until the Soviets agreed to remove their IL–28 bombers from Cuba and, on November 20, 1962, the United States ended its quarantine. U.S. Jupiter missiles were removed from Turkey in April 1963.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy tells the American people that the U.S. is setting up a naval blockade against Cuba, during a television and radio address, Oct. 22, 1962. On this day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba after U.S. spy planes found Soviet missile sites on the Communist-ruled island.

Detailed explanation-5: -After consultation with EXCOMM, Kennedy ordered a naval “quarantine” on October 22 to prevent further missiles from reaching Cuba. By using the term “quarantine", rather than “blockade” (an act of war by legal definition), the United States was able to avoid the implications of a state of war.