Cold War Crises 1958-70 π₯΅π―πΈππ Flashcards
Pages 14-16 in purple book
What year did the cuban missile crisis take pace?ππ₯π
1962
How did the the USA find out about the missiles in Cuba?
A spy plane photographed them from the air π
What did the hawks believe? (Kennedyβs advisors)
They believed that Kennedy should take an aggressive aproach to Cuba and the USSR and respond with a nuclear strike.
What did the doves believeπ (Kennedyβs advisors)
They believed that Kennedy should respond peacefully ππ½
How did kennedy respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?π©
He quarantined Cuba, stopping any more weapons being delivered by the USSR β
What year was the 1st Berlin Crisis?π³
1948
What caused the 1st Berlin Crisis?
Stalin blockaded the city of Berlin, stopping all supplies entering into the western sectors, leading to shortages. He did this because the British, American and French sectors began using the same currency and therefore acted as one state violating the agreements made at Potsdam.π³πππ₯
How was the first Berlin Crisis resolved?π
The western powers airdropped supplies for the people of Berlin at a rate of 13000 tonnes of aid per day π€―π€
What was contained in krushchevβs ultimatum?π€ͺπ€π
All western powers get out of Berlin in 6 months π€―π₯Άπππ§ββοΈ
What were the 4 conferences after the 2nd Berlin Crisis?π₯°βπ
Geneva, Camp DavidβΊ, Vienna, ParisπΌ
What was the checkpoint charlie standoff?ππ€―
American and Soviet tanks faced each other at a border between east and west Berlin known as βcheckpoint charlieβ. For several hours they dtood ready to fire until the USSR backed down.