Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
1
Q
Monroe Doctrine
A
1823
2
Q
Batista installed in power
A
1934
3
Q
CIA established
A
1947
4
Q
USA controlled Cuban economy
A
90% mining
50% railways
40% sugar
$1 billion
5
Q
CIA topples Ardenz in Guatemala
A
1954
6
Q
Castro overthrows Batista
A
1959
7
Q
Operation Mongoose
A
30 Nov 1961
8
Q
Money spent to overthrow Castro
A
$100 million
9
Q
Castro allies with USSR
A
1960
10
Q
USSR financial aid to Castro
A
$100 million
11
Q
Kennedy becomes President
A
20 Jan 1961
12
Q
Bay of Pigs
A
17 -20 April 1961
13
Q
Cuban Exiles trained by CIA
A
La Brigada 2506
14
Q
Vienna Summit
A
Jun 1961
15
Q
USSR secret deal to install missiles in Cuba
A
July 1962
