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Cold War booklet 2: Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards

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1
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When was the communist revolution in China?

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1949

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2
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When did Stalin develop his own atom bomb?

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1949

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3
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How long did the Korean War last for?

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3 years

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On what date did the USSR develop the ICBM?

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15th May 1957

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5
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What does ICBM stand for?

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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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6
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When did JFK become President and how old was he?

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January 1961, 43

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7
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Name two US ICBMs

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Atlas Minuteman

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What type of missile is fired from a submarine?

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Polaris

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Where in Europe did the US have nuclear missile bases?

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Turkey, Britain, West Germany, France

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Name the leader of the USSR during the Missile Crisis

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Khrushchev

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When was the Cuban Revolution?

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1959

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12
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Who took over Cuba during the revolution?

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Castro

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Who was the US backed leader Castro overthrew?

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Batista

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When did the USA put Batista in charge of Cuba?

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1934

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What did Castro appoint to his government?

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Communists

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16
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What was swapped for Soviet machinery?

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Sugar

17
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How far from the USA was Cuba?

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90 miles/160 km

18
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When did the USA stop buying Cuban sugar?

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Summer 1960

19
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When did the USA ban all trade with Cuba?

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Late 1960

20
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How much was the trade agreement between the USSR and Cuba worth?

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$100 million

21
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When did Cuba announce that it was communist?

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December 1961

22
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How many Soviet technicians were there in Cuba?

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5000

23
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When did the USSR say it would not put missiles on Cuba?

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11th September

24
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When did spy planes take pictures of missiles?

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14th October

25
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How long would it take for the Cuban missiles to be operational?

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7 days

26
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Name 4 of JFK’s options to deal with the missiles

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Blockade,negotiate,invade,airstrike

27
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What group did JFK form to advise him?

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Excomm

28
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When did the blockade begin?

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24th October

29
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When did the two sides agree on a resolution?

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28th October

30
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Why could the USA be seen as winning?

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Missiles removed, Turkish missiles kept secret

31
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Why could the USSR be seen as winning?

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Cuba remained communist and armed

32
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What did the USA and USSR do to prevent future war?

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Hotline Whitehouse – Kremlin, Test ban treaty 1963

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