The Cuban Missile Crisis Some facts, figures, quotes and dates about the Cuban Missile Crisis. 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarA2/A-levelAQA Created by: klfcollinsCreated on: 21-12-15 17:07 Cuba is in the US' 'back yard.' How far is Cuba from the US coast? 90 miles. 1 of 28 What was the name of Castro's revolutionary supporters? Los Barbudos. 2 of 28 From 1958 to 1960, by how much did the US reduce sugar imports from Cuba? 95% 3 of 28 When did the Cuban Revolution take place? 1959. 4 of 28 What was the name of the US military manoeuvre that took place in March 1962? Operation Quick Kick. 5 of 28 Khrushchev said that the USSR was producing ICBMs like... "sausages." 6 of 28 What did Castro purge in March 1962? Escalante's Pro-Soviet Faction. 7 of 28 When did the US deploy missiles in Turkey? May 1962. 8 of 28 Who made a speech to the UN on 21st of Sept, warning that attack on Cuba would mean war with the USSR? USSR Foreign Minister, Gromyko. 9 of 28 What date did a U-2 spy plane reveal the missile sites to the US? 14 October. 10 of 28 On what date did JFK announce his blockade of Cuba? 22 October. 11 of 28 In a speech on 22 October, JFK called upon Khrushchev to halt "this..." "reckless and provocative threat to world peace." 12 of 28 Khrushchev said that the blockade was... "pushing mankind towards the abyss of world missile nuclear war." 13 of 28 When did the first Soviet ships reach the blockade? 24 October. 14 of 28 When did JFK receive the first letter from Khrushchev? 26 October. 15 of 28 What was the proposal made in the first letter from Khrushchev? Removal of the missiles provided US promise of non-attack on Cuba. 16 of 28 When did JFK receive Khrushchev's second letter? 27 October. 17 of 28 What was the proposal made in the second letter? Removal of US missiles from Turkey. 18 of 28 What did JFK agree to? Non-attack on Cuba and secret removal of missiles from Turkey. 19 of 28 On what date did Khrushchev dismantle the missiles in Cuba? 28 October. 20 of 28 What did Brezhnev call for after the crisis? Khrushchev's removal. 21 of 28 In what year was the 'red telephone' hotline established? 1963. 22 of 28 The flaw in the 1963 partial test ban treaty was that... Tests could still go on underground. 23 of 28 What year was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? 1968. 24 of 28 What did the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty agree to? Nuclear technology should not be supplied to other countries. 25 of 28 How many countries signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? 190. 26 of 28 Complete the quote from the historian, Crockatt: "[x] itself showed in the impress of the missile crisis." Détente. 27 of 28 In 1975, Cuba sent troops to where to support a revolution? Angola. 28 of 28
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