Cuba Flashcards
1
Q
When did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba?
A
1959
2
Q
What did Fidel Castro do when he came to power through a revolution?
A
Ejected all US business and citizens
3
Q
When was the Bay of Pigs?
A
1961
4
Q
What happened at the Bay of Pigs?
A
Kennedy sanctioned exiled US citizens to land in the Bay of Pigs and start on uprising against Castro - it was a disaster
5
Q
In 1961 what did Castro announce?
A
His conversion to Communism
6
Q
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A
1962
7
Q
What did the Cuban Missile crisis lead to?
A
Détente - reduced tension for a period of
