Consequences of Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

What did the USA gain from this crisis ?

Answer 1

Nuclear missiles were removed from Cuba. The missiles in Turkey were removed secretly 6 months later. JFK was no longer seen as week an inexperienced

Question 2

What did USSR gain from this crisis ?

Answer 2

Cuba remained a communist country only 145 km away from the USA. Cuba continued to look to the USSR for protection

Question 3

What did the USA loose from this crisis ?

Answer 3

Missiles in Turkey - this angered some allies in NATO

Question 4

What did the USSR loose from this crisis ?

Answer 4

The USSR was publicly seen to have backed down - this angered many soviet politicians . Khrushchev was removed from office, and the military felt they had been forced into a humiliating withdrawal

Question 5

When was Khrushchev removed from office ?

Answer 5

1964

Question 6

What did the world gain from this crisis ?

Answer 6

A direct hotline between Washington and Moscow. A nuclear test ban treaty was set up in 1963

Question 7

What did Cuba gain from this crisis ?

Answer 7

Cuba’s independence had been secured - free from USA interference, however Castro felt like a pawn in a high stakes game which was very risky