Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

Batista

Answer 1

Unpopular Cuban leader, supported by the USA

Question 2

Castro

Answer 2

Wanted a Cuban socialist revolution, very popular

Question 3

Cuban revolution

Answer 3

Castro’s revolution succeeded and overthrew Batista in January 1959. This concerened the US as there were many American businesses in cuba. Theses were taken over by the revolution.

Question 4

Bay of Pigs

Answer 4

The CIA proposed to Kennedy that Cuban exiles from the revolution would be trained to invade Cuba with US air support. Kennedy wanted to cover up any US involvement so less support was given. (April 1961) The invaders were outnumbered and it was a disaster.

Question 5

Consequences of the bay of pigs

Answer 5

Castro announces he’s communist and creates relations with USSR. USA embarrassed. Castro allowed soviet weapons to be kept in Cuba (only 90 miles from Florida USA).

Question 6

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 6

(October 1962)US finds soviet missiles in cuba and Kennedy calls for a naval blockade. Soviet ships reach blockade and turn around. Kennedy and Khrushchev agree after 11 days that weapons will be removed from Cuba and US wouldn’t invade it and would remove missiles from Turkey. (The whole crisis was 13 days)

Question 7

Non proliferation treaty 1968

Answer 7

Prevented nuclear weapons technology being given to other countries

Question 8

Limited test ban treaty

Answer 8

(1963) All land nuclear tests banned