Cuba- Why Were America Worried

Question 1

What are the 2 reasons that America were worried about the missiles in Cuba

Answer 1

• Missile Gap Shortened

- Cuba was now a beacon on communist power

Question 2

What were the missiles placed in Turkey by the Americans called?

Answer 2

Jupiter Missiles

Question 3

What were the missiles places in Cuba by Russia called?

Answer 3

SS4 and SS5 missiles

Question 4

How many Long-Range Ballistic missiles did the USA have compared to the Russians?

Answer 4

USA - 295

RUSSIA -75

Question 5

How far was Cuba off the coast of Florida?

Answer 5

90 miles

Question 6

How long would it have taken Washington DC to be hut after a missile from Cuba was launched?

Answer 6

20 minutes

Question 7

What places in America could be hit by the missiles in Cuba?

Answer 7

Everywhere except for the extreme North-West

Question 8

What did cuba serve as to the whole of South America?

Answer 8

A Communist Beacon of power

Question 9

Why did they seem as a communist beacon of power in this region?

Answer 9

They were equally as strong as they had been before when they were capitalist even though they had now bben completely cut off by the USA

Question 10

Who did Cuba now trade with?

Answer 10

Russia, they bought Cuban sugar