Cuban Missile Crisis

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  • Created on: 01-02-18 10:46
Who was Fidel Castro?
He led the July Movement 1959 and created an independent socialist Cuba
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What was the July Movement?
On the 26th of July, 1959 a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro overthrew the Batista regime
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How many letters did Khrushchev send to Kennedy?
2
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Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries were?
anti-imperialist and nationalist
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What happened in October 1962?
A US U-2 Spy plane was shot down
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What was the plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion?
1500 anti-Castro exiles to land on Cuba and overthrow Castro, initiated by the US.
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When and what was Operation Mongoose?
November 1961, Operation by US to facilitate anti-Castro revolt, sent in advisers and airstrike
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Who's side was USSR on?
Fidel Castro
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What short-term cause led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US U-2 spy plane took photos of suspected USSR missile sites on Cuba
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What was the Moscow Test Ban Treaty?
Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in atmosphere, outer-space and under water. Signed by US, USSR and UK
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What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Moscow Test Ban Treaty was signed in 1963 and Direct Communications Link (Hotline) agreement was made
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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis come to an end?
Kennedy agreed to dismantle weapon sites in Turkey and Khrushchev agrees to dismantle weapon sites in Cuba
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What happened on the 20th of October, 1962?
Kennedy decided to blockade Cuba in case of USSR's missiles being let off
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What happened on the 24th of October, 1962?
First soviet ships approached the 800km exclusion zone to Kennedy's blockade
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Which letter did Kennedy privately respond to?
Withdrawing their nation’s missiles from Turkey
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What does the Cuban Missile Crisis show about the Cold War?
The closest the world had ever come to nuclear war but also showed the superpower leaders' willingness to cooperate
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Who was more successful in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR as they got the assurance that Cuba would not be invaded and the removal of a threat from Turkey
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