Cold War Crises Flashcards
When was the Bay of Pigs?
1961
What happened in the Bay of Pigs? (2 key features)
1,400 US-backed troops met 20,000 of Castro’s troops
US planes were recognised, photographed and published
Who was Fidel Castro?
Leader of Cuba
2 impacts of the Bay of Pigs
Ended chances of a US-Cuba friendly relationship
Castro announced he was a communist
Who was Alexander Dubcek?
Communist leader of Czechoslovakia
Two of Dubcek’s reforms
Freedom of speech
Increased foreign trade
What was the Prague Spring and when was it?
A period of hope in 1968 when Czechs began to campaign for more freedom and reform of the communist system
Who replaced Khrushchev and when?
Brezhnev in 1964
Why and when did Khrushchev build the Berlin Wall
1961, to prevent East Berliners travelling to West Berlin.
What was Brezhnev’s response to Dubcek’s reforms? (2 key features)
He tried to convince him to stop the reforms and failed
He sent tanks to Prague
What did Brezhnev declare in the Brezhnev Doctrine?
The right to invade any Eastern bloc country that threatened them
When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?
1968
What happened in the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia? (2 key features)
Dubcek arrested
400,000 Warsaw Pact troops marched into Prague
2 impacts of the Berlin Wall
East Germans could no longer travel to the West
Soviets humiliated as East Germans clearly preferred the West
Why did the Soviets carry nukes to Cuba in 1962?
As they had no nukes close to the USA, whereas the USA had nukes close to the Soviets
