Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Cuban Missile crisis?
A
October 1962
2
Q
16 October 1962
A
EX COMM formed - HAWKS and DOVES
3
Q
22 October 1962
A
USA blockade of Cuba
4
Q
24 October 1962
A
USSR ships approach blockade, stop and turn around
5
Q
26 October 1962
A
Khrushchev sends JFK a letter saying he’ll withdraw missiles from Cuba
6
Q
27 October 1962
A
- USA spy plane shot over Cuba
- USA make a new deal with Krushchev; USSR withdraw weapons from Cuba
- USA promises not to inavde Cuba and secretely withdraw its missiles in Turkey
7
Q
What are the consequences of the Cuban Crisis?
A
Hotline set up - communcation between two sides made easier
Limited Test Ban treaty - all overground nuclear tests banned
Khrushchev’s authority affected - eventually replaced in 1964
USSR more determined to catch up in Arms Race
Theory of MAD was accepeted
