Conflicts Between East And West

Question 1

Berlin Wall

Answer 1

1961-1989

Question 2

Stalin death

Answer 2

1953

Question 3

Czechoslovakian leader 1968-69

Answer 3

Alexander Dubcek

Question 4

Alexander Dubcek reforms (5)

Answer 4

Trade between west 
Free elections 
Opposition parties 
Less state involvement 
Competition encouraged

Question 5

Cuba turned communist

Answer 5

1959

Question 6

Leader of communist Cuba

Answer 6

Fidel Castro

Question 7

Bay of pigs

June 1960

Answer 7

President Eisenhower allowed the CIA to try and overthrow Castro. Investigated ways to damage the Cuban economy e.g damaging Cuban farms

Question 8

Bay if pigs

Summer 1960

Answer 8

Cuba signed a treaty with the USSR

Castro promised to protect American living in Cuba and allowed the US to keep their navel base there

Question 9

Bay if pigs

January 1961

Answer 9

Kennedy broke of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Supplied 1400 Cuban exiles with weapons to invade Cuba.
Some wanted the US troops to invade Cuba.

Question 10

Bay of pigs

April 1961

Answer 10

Exiles met with 20,000 Cuban troops and were captured and killed. Huge embarrassment for the US and it made them look weak