Cold War 6 Flashcards
Cuba (and the Missile Crisis)
When was US supported Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista overthrown by Castro and Guevara?
January 1st 1959
How much money was given to Castro by Soviet Anastas Mikoyan in February 1960?
$100 million and Cuba forcibly nationalised all US owned oil companies in the country.
When did Eisenhower place an embargo on Cuban sugar?
April 1960
How far from the coast of Florida is Cuba?
50km
How many CIA trained Cuban exiles fought at the Bay of Pigs?
Around 1500
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
April 17th - April 20th 1961
How many Cuban troops fought at Bay of Pigs against the US?
Approx 25,000
What was OPLAN-312?
An airstrike plan on Cuba
What was OPLAN-314?
A land invasion plan on Cuba
What was Operation Quick Kick?
A series of American military manoeuvres around the Caribbean - led to Malinovsky’s conclusion that Cuba wouldn’t last a week against a total US assault
When was Operation Quick Kick?
Held between March - April 1962
What was Operation Anadyr?
The Soviets’ secret plan to place ballistic missiles and general military equipment in Cuba around 1962
What military equipment was supplied to Cuba in Operation Anadyr?
Fighter planes, bombers and 14,000 ground troops
What ballistic missiles were supplied to Cuba in Operation Anadyr?
R12 missiles with a range of 2800km (able to hit every major US city except Seattle) alongside some shorter range missiles
What did Castro say about himself in December 1961?
He declared himself to be a ‘Marxist-Leninist’
How many US industries were seized by Cuba following the explosion of French freighter boat ‘La Coubre’ in Havana harbour on March 4th 1960?
380
When did the USSR announce they would use nuclear retaliation if the US attacked Cuba?
July 1960
What was the name of the CIA operation which aimed to kill Castro?
Operation Mongoose
How many Soviet troops were stationed in Cuba by May 1962?
40,000
On what date did a U2 spy plane find evidence of nuclear missiles in Cuba?
October 14th 1962
On what date was JFK presented with evidence of nuclear missiles in Cuba?
October 16th 1962 - EXCOMM assembled the same day
What happened in the Missile Crisis between October 22nd and October 23rd?
The naval blockade began, Kennedy gave his TV speech, Kennedy wrote to Khrushchev, the UN met, Khrushchev refused to remove the missiles in a letter.
On what date did Soviets reach the US blockade around Cuba?
October 24th 1962
What did Dean Rusk say regarding the Soviet ships turning around from the blockade?
‘‘We were eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked.’’
