Crises of the Cold war Flashcards
How many refugees left East Germany
4 million
What happened at the Vienna summit
Khrushchev dominated Kennedy
What was the Berlin ultimatum
Khrushchev demanded that the West leave Berlin
When did East Germany start to build the Berlin Wall
August 13th 1961
What was Checkpoint Charlie
A crossing point on the Berlin Wall
How was the Berlin Wall eventually developed
Floodlights tripwire machine guns soldiers and dogs
What happened in October 1961
A stand-off between US and USSR tanks
How many people died attempting to cross the Berlin Wall
At least 140
What was the Bay of Pigs
An attempt by anti-Castro Cuban exiles (Brigada 2506) to invade Cuba
What were the consequences of the Bay of Pigs
Operation Mongoose Kennedy was humiliated Castro was more popular
What did the U2 spy plane spot on October 14 1962
Nuclear missile basis being constructed in Cuba
What decision did Kennedy reach over Cuba in 1962
To place Cuba under a quarantine to prevent missiles from arriving from Russia
What were the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crises
Moscow Washington Hotline Kennedy looked powerful Khrushchev looked weak Limited Test Ban treaty 1963
What did Dubcek want to introduce into Czechoslovakia in 1968
Spring Reforms which were changes to Communist control of Czechoslovakia
Who replaced Khrushchev as ruler of Russia
Brezhnev
