Cuba Flashcards
When was the Cuban revolution?
1959
How far away from the US was Cuba?
90 miles
Castro visits important world leaders to tell them about his resolution. What happens?
Eisenhower refuses to see him and Khrushchev offers Cuba credit and cheap Russian oil
How much of American investments does Castro nationalise?
$1 billion
When was the Bay of Pigs?
April 1961
How many Cuban exiles were there?
1,500
How many Cubans did Castro send?
20,000
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 1962
When did the blockade of Cuba begin?
24th October. Khrushchev had sent a letter on the 23rd saying that the USSR would ignore the blockade
What happened at the blockade?
USSR boats approached the 500-mile blockade, and then at 10.32 the 20 closest Soviet ships stopped
What does Khrushchev say on October 26th?
The missiles on Cuba are purely defensive and the missiles would be removed if the blockade was lifted
What does Khrushchev say on October 27th?
The missiles would only be removed if the USA removes theirs from Turkey
The USA had more long distance missiles, but the USSR had more….?
Medium distance missiles
What was created in 1962 after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A hotline between the White House and the Kremlin, and a nuclear test ban treaty
