Cold War in the 60's (Cuba)

Question 1

What happened in Berlin in 1961?

Answer 1

• Khrushchev whited the west out of Berlin so threatened to give access routes to east Germany
• In august construction of the Berlin Wall began to intimidate JFK after bay of pigs
• in October US and USSR tanks faced each other (US backed down but were furious)

Question 2

What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 2

• brought some suability to Germany and Berlin
• allowed Krushchev to place missiles in Russia
• soviets though they won because US couldn’t stop them - US thought they won because soviets felt the need to build the wall

Question 3

when did the soviets discover missiles in Cuba?

Answer 3

16th October

Question 4

what year was the cuban missile crisis?

Answer 4

1962

Question 5

what happened on 20th October 1962?

Answer 5

• JFK creates naval blockade so missiles can’t reach Cuba (act of war - USSR outraged)

Question 6

When did the soviet ships approach the black and retreat - soviets threatened nuclear weapons in the event of war?

Answer 6

24th October

Question 7

what happened on the 25th/26th October?

Answer 7

• JFK wrote to soviets asking for removal of missiles; agreed if the US would remove missiles from Turkey
• at the same time a USSR sub believed war had begun so 2/3 leaders authorised launching of nuclear weapons - coolest to nuclear war ever)

Question 8

when was the peace treaty announced by both sides?

Answer 8

28th October 1962

Question 9

what happened on the 27th October 1962?

Answer 9

US spy plane shot down over Cuba

- Robert Kennedy agrees secret deal so soviets withdraw missiles if US remove Turkey missile (but kept a secret)

Question 10

what were the positive consequences off the missile crisis?

Answer 10

+ JFK appeared to beat soviets as people didn’t know about missile removal from Turkey
+ telephone link with Washington and Moscow in the event of a crisis

Question 11

what were the negative consequences of the missile crisis?

Answer 11

• led to American over confidence like in Vietnam

- relief that crisis was over - closest ever been to nuclear war (shows no one really want it)

Question 12

CAUSE

when was the cuban revolt and what happened?

Answer 12

• 1959

- Castro takes control (not yet communist) and US gov are removed

Question 13

CAUSE

when did Cuba become communist and why?

Answer 13

• 1961

- American stopped trading with them so they had to find a way to be self sufficient and trade with other countries

Question 14

CAUSE

why did Cuba turn to USSR for support?

Answer 14

• America failed to regain communist Cuba with “bay of pigs” in 1960
  (complete failure for JFK that increased Castro’s support)
• Khrushchev now very close to the US geographically

Question 15

when and what was the partial test ban treaty?

Answer 15

• 1963

- stoped US and ussr testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere