Cold War Spec point 3 Flashcards
Background
Batista was a dictator and believed in capitalist ideas when in charge of Cuba as he allowed US owned businesses to invest in Cuba. Batista’s government was corrupt and was overthrown by a revolution lead by Castro.
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Foreign Policies
US Foreign Policy
Aimed to get rid of communism.
Policy k1
Kennedy believed Castro was making Cuba communist because of the revolution which got rid of capitalist Batista.
Policy k2
The USA attempted to kill Castro by bombing and using Arson.
Policy ANP Check
Nukes on Cuba-US policy to defend rather than attack.
Policy Eval
Book Cuba on the Brink says Soviets only put nuclear bombs on Cuba in “defence of Cuba from US aggression.”
Khrushchev’s view of Kennedy k1
1961, Khrushchev saw that Kennedy was inexperienced when discussing Germany’s future and Nuclear Bombs.
View k2
1961 Khrushchev threatened Kennedy with war if American troops did not leave Berlin and give Berlin to the USSR.
View ANP
Kennedy managed to agree with Khrushchev that American troops can stay in Berlin proving Kennedy isn’t a weak leader.
View Eval
BBC Bitesize Khrushchev had “intermediate ranged ballistic missles” in Cuba
Khrushchev’s domestic pressures k
1962- 22 protesters were killed by Soviet Troops for protesting against the rise of meat and butter prices.
Pressure ANP
Khrushchev doesn’t need to be popular and fix his mistakes as he knows that the Soviets can crush any uprising like they did in Hungary.
Pressure Eval
US placed Jupiter Missiles in Turkey in 1962 which made the Soviets place missles in Cuba so both superpowers were in range of the other superpower’s missiles. This raised tensions as either country could launch the missile and hit the other.
Castro’s Victory k
In 1959 Castro became the leader of Cuba, he believed in Cuban Nationalism, sharing wealth among the people and improving health and education systems.
Castro ANP
Kennedy would not have been as concerned about Cuba had there not been nuclear missiles which was a direct threat to the US.
Castro Eval
The Bay of Pigs operation was when US attempted to invade Cuba and despise Castro but failed. If it wasn’t for that agression Castro may not have felt so vulnerable and turned to the USSR for support which increases tensions and why FP main reason.
Arms Race k
USA placed Jupiter Nuclear missiles in Turkey in 1962 which is close to Russia.
Arms Race ANP
This never would have happened if the US did not have the foreign policy to wipe out communism.
Arms Race Eval
National Interest.org Nuclear War could have killed up to “eighty-eight million Americans.“ and 100s of millions of people in the Soviet Union which neither country wanted war so despite nukes not main reason as they knew consequences of using them to high.
