Cuban Missile crisis 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryInternational relationsIGCSEICAAE Created by: katewellsCreated on: 08-05-16 11:12 When did Kennedy come up with the idea of The Bay of Pigs? April 1961 1 of 33 Who did the CIA fund, train, arm and transport to the Bay of Pigs? 1,300 Cuban exiles 2 of 33 How did poor secrecy cause the Bay of Pigs to fail? Cuban exiles in Miami overheard and Castro was warned of the guerrilla training camps in Guatemala and prepared 3 of 33 How did failure to control the air cause the Bay of Pigs to fail? Air strikes failed to hit their targets 4 of 33 How did the failure to gain support cause the Bay of Pigs to fail? When they landed they were immediately under fire so very few Cubans joined the exiles 5 of 33 How did Castro's response cause the Bay of Pigs to fail? He ordered 20,000 troops to advance to the Bay and the air force to control the skies 6 of 33 When did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba? 1959 7 of 33 When did Castro agree to trade with Russia and what did they trade? 1960, Cuba traded sugar for oil, machines and money 8 of 33 What did the USA do to Cuba in 1960? Stop trade 9 of 33 What did Cuba do in retaliation to USA stopping trades with them? Nationalised American companies 10 of 33 What happened on 14th October 1962? U2 spy plane took pictures of a nuclear missile base in Cuba 11 of 33 What committee did Kennedy set up in order to help advise him? National security council 12 of 33 What did Kennedy announce on 22nd October in 1962? A naval blockade of Cuba 13 of 33 What type of bombers did Kennedy deploy on the 22nd October? B52 nuclear bombers 14 of 33 What did Khrushchev explain in his defense on the 23rd October 1962? The nuclear missile bases were solely to protect Cuba from the aggressor 15 of 33 How many Russia ships were heading for Cuba? 20 16 of 33 What date did Khrushchev accuse USA of piracy? 24th October 1962 17 of 33 What date did the first Russian ship reach the Blockade and what was it carrying? 25th October 1962 and Oil 18 of 33 Why did all the other Russian ships turn back? They were carrying nuclear missiles 19 of 33 What did the US government secretly offer on the 25th October 1962? To remove US missiles in Turkey for those in exchange for Cuba 20 of 33 When did Khrushchev send the 1st telegram to Kennedy? 26th October 1962 21 of 33 What did the 1st telegram offer? Khrushchev would dismantle the sites if Kennedy lifted the blockade and agreed not to invade Cuba 22 of 33 What did Kennedy brothers offer to the Russian ambassador when they met? Removal of missiles from Turkey 23 of 33 When did Khrushchev send the 2nd telegram? 27th October 1962 24 of 33 What did the 2nd telegram demand? For Kennedy to dismantle missiles in Turkey 25 of 33 What happened on the same day as when Khrushchev sent to 2nd telegram? A U2 spy plane was shot down over Cuba 26 of 33 What did Kennedy do about the 2nd U2 spy plane incident? He ignored it 27 of 33 What was the 3rd telegram that Kennedy sent and when did he send it to Khrushchev after ignoring the 2nd? 27th October 1962: He would lift the blockade and not invade Cuba, if he dismantled the missile bases 28 of 33 What did Kennedy secretly offer to Khrushchev? Dismantle Turkey missile bases 29 of 33 When did Khrushchev agree to the 3rd telegram? 28th October 1962 30 of 33 When did Russian bombers leave Cuba and Kennedy lift the naval blockade? 20th November 1962 31 of 33 How was Kennedy portrayed after the crisis? As a hero who faced down communism 32 of 33 What happened to Khrushchev after the crisis? He lost prestige so China broke of relations with Russia and in 1964 Khrushchev was forced to resign 33 of 33
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