Cuban Flashcards
Cuba was ……miles from Florida. US controlled much of its economy, from
railways to electricity . It was in their ‘sphere of influence’
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Castro overthrew the Cuban dictator,………… . Castro then took over US owned
business and attempted to gain independence from US , who had backed the
dictator and controlled much of Cuba’s economy
Batista
US would not recognise Castro’s government, fearful it had communists and wanted
to regain influence. They banned imports of ….., threatening Cuba’s economy
sugar
As a result of the US trade embargo the Soviets bought the Cuban sugar, offered
machinery, aid and weapons. Tensions rose. US saw this as a threat to their
Containment
19…, US organised an invasionn at the Bay of….., by…..Cubans to overthrow Castro
1961
Pigs
1,400
The Bay of Pigs was a fiasco. Castro organised……… to kill and capture all the
invaders. As a result Castro’s position was strengthened and so were ties with the
20,000
Soviets
After the Bay of Pigs, by the end of …. Soviet combat units were in Cuba and
Castro had declared himself a…
1961
communist
Khrushchev was worried by US nuclear bases in Italy &…… He saw placing nuclear
missiles on Cuba as balance. He also wanted Cuba to be base to spread communism.
This led to the Cuban Missile Crisis , when the US demanded the removal of missiles
Turkey
The Soviets lacked many long range nuclear missiles. Missiles in Cuba bought some
balance of power in the arms race. By the time of the crisis there were …missiles on
Cuba
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President Kennedy feared the missiles would be used as a bargaining tool to try force
the West out of West …….. Indeed this is one reason Khrushchev may have placed
missiles there
Berlin
USA set up a quarantine ( blockade) , demanding the missiles be withdrawn and
blocking …Soviet ships approach with more supplies. It was a tense time-
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One consequence was improved relations. Communication improved as a …..line was
set up to allow direct communication at the highest level to avoid crises
hot
A second consequence of the Cuban Missile crisis was increased trade and agreements.
USA agreed to export grain and other treaties included …….. Helping reduce tensions
Arms Signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and a Non
Proliferation Treaty to limit spread of nuclear weapons in 1968
It led to a thaw in the Cold War and helped lead to a relaxing in
tensions in the 1970s called ‘Détente
