Cold War Crises

Question 1

What were the consequences of the Cuban missile crisis?

Answer 1

Direct communications line set up between Washington and Moscow.
Test ban Treaty - no testing of nuclear weapons in space.
The Outer Space Treaty - no use of space for military advantage
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.

Question 2

What were the main events of the Cuban missile crisis?

Answer 2

Naval blockade
U2 plane spotting the missiles
USSR removed the missiles in Cuba

Question 3

What were the causes of the cuban missile crisis?

Answer 3

Castro supporting communism
Bay of pigs 1961
Support of Castro from the USSR
Communist revolution 1959