Cold war Unit 2 Key dates Flashcards
When did Castro become the leader of Cuba
Janurary 1959
When did the Cuban government nationalize foreign owned land in Cuba
May 1959
When did Castro sign an agreement with Khrushchev
February 1960
When did the USA break of diplomatic relations with Cuba
January 1961
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion
April 1961
When did Khrushchev offer weapons to Cuba
September 1961
When did U-2 spy plane photos show soviet missiles silos
14th October 1962
When did Kennedy assemble advisory group, Excomm, beginning the 13 days
16 October 1962
When did Kennedy appear on national television to announce blockade
22 October 1962
When did the Soviet Union agree to remove Nuclear missiles from Cuba
28th October 1962
When was the direct hotline set up
June 1963
When was the Test ban treaty
August 1963
When did Dubcek become leader of the Czech Republic
January 1968
When did the ‘Prague Spring’ reforms begin
April 1968
When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
August 1968
When did Pravda newspaper publish speech setting out the Brezhnev Doctrine
September 1968
When was Dubcek dismissed
April 1969
When was Khrushchev’s Berlin ultimatum
May 1958
When was the Geneva Summit
May 1959
When did Khrushchev visit USA
September 1959
When was the camp David summit
September 1959
When was the U-2 crisis
May 1960
When was the Paris Summit
May 1960
When was the Vienna Summit
June 1961
When did the construction of the Berlin wall begin
August 1961
When did Kennedy visit Berlin
June 1963
When was JFK assinated
November 1963
When was Khrushchev removed from power
1964
When did the US begin invasion of Vietnam
1967
When was the nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed
1968
