Crisis Develops, October 1962 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: AbigailCreated on: 04-03-15 19:32 Tensions increased when American spy planes brought back photos of what? Missile bases under construction in Cuba 1 of 10 These bases were intended for whom? They included medium-range ballistic missiles which had a nuclear warhead that was capable of what? Destroying large cities 2 of 10 Soviet what were spotted carrying what supplies? Ships, military 3 of 10 After Bay of Pigs, Kennedy organised what operation? Operation Mongoose 4 of 10 Over how many Cuban exiles supported by 400 Americans were sent in secret Cuba? 10,000 5 of 10 Their mission involved blowing up what two things and poisioning what? Railways, shops, sugar crops 6 of 10 It was at this point that Castro appealed to who for help? Khrushchev 7 of 10 What did the USSR send that Khrushchev thought necessary? Missiles 8 of 10 In what month of 1962 did Kennedy release a document stating his intentions to possibly initiate what? March, nuclear strike 9 of 10 Khrushchev saw Soviet missiles as a counter-measure to America's what? Having missiles in Turkey 10 of 10
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