cuban missile crisis Flashcards

1
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what did the us have access to in cuba pre 1959

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the cuban constitution gave the us rights to intervene and required cuba to provide land for naval basis

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2
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who took over cuba and when

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castro won his gurilla campain against batista 1st january 1959

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3
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how do ties between cuba and the us weaken in 1960

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castro land reforms us land and accepts ecnomic support from ussr
us refuse to refine their oil and reduce sugan imports by 95%
castro seizez $1bill of assets-last straw

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4
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what are the two failed opperations in cuba

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opperation mongoose
pay of pigs

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what do both opperation mongoose and pay of pigs fail to do

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retake cuba

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6
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when is the alliance for progress and who is it between

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august 1961
cuba and us

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7
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what did the allience for progress aim to do

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establish ecnomic cooperation and aid between the us and latin america

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8
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when was the cuban missile crisis between

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16 October 1962 – 28 October 1962

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9
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how far away from the us were the cuban missiles

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90 miles

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10
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what was castros worries for the crisis

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bay of pigs
wants protection/allies
assasination atempts
needs money security and protection

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what was kenedy worried about for the crisis

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needs to look tough
woried about a cuban and ussr allience
wants a capitalist cuba

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what is khru worried about for the crisis

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wants missiles in cuba
wants to mach us capablities in turkey
wants to look as the communist leader of the world

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13
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in what ways did the ussr cause the crisis

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keen to protect communism world wide
test and trap jfk
wanted to level the arms race a bit
created an oppertunity for linkage

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14
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what is the cuban missile crisis a product of

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the arms race

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15
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in what ways did the us case the crisis

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needed to be stron and hardlined to counter previous faliures
lots of involvement in the politics of cuba opprtation ortsac

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16
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when did the u2 spy plane spot the missiles on cuba

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14th oct 1962

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17
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what was the threat of the missiles in cuba

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as they were so close they could hit almost all major cities in the us

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18
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when do cuba and the ussr start putting missiles in cuba

19
Q

what is the name of the operation used to put the missiles on cuba

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opperation anadgr

20
Q

by october 1962 how many missile bases were on cuba

21
Q

one he finds out what is jfk response to cuba missiles and why

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a block aid
avoids confrontation and war and puts the ball in khrushchev court

22
Q

when does JFK blockaid

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october 21st

23
Q

whats khrushchev a response to the block aid

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stops ships dead

24
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when does khru stop the ships dead

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october 24th 1962

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what is the first telegram sent to the us
a summit offer with no strings attached likely send by khrushchev
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what is the second telegram sent to the us
an ultimatum demanding missiles of turkey and no invasion of cuba probably sent by hardliners in the polit buro
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what day is black saterday
12th day of the crisis
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what happens on black saturday
us u2 spy plane shot down and the pilot anderson is killed (unclear who sent this order)
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how did jfk use the death of anderson
to give an ultimatum unless he gets immediate notice that the missiles are withdrawn there will be strong action
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what does the ussr do in cuba on black saterday
bringing in more nuclear weapons and burn confidential files
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how do both sides present the crisis to the pubic
they play it down as they both see how close to nuclear war they are
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who meets through back channels to deesclate
bobby kennedy dobrynin
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when do bobby kennedy and dobryin meet
27th october 1962
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what is agreed after the bk talk
missiles leave turkey (not told publicly) cuban missiles removed no future invasion of cuba ussr ships turn arround
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in what ways did castro win
guarantee us wouldn’t invade gets to be leader land remains untouched
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in what ways did castro lose
poor ally in the ussr lost nuclear protection us wants him dead
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in what ways did jfk win
public image repared minor concessions winning back americans
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in what ways did jfk lose
cuba is communist and close lost the only life
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in what ways did khrushchev win
emarressed the us a bit gained an ally missiles in turkey removed only death was american chips away at missile gap
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in what ways did khrushchev lose
humiliated and rep was verry weakend
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what were the short term agreements
moscow washington hotline set up 1963 1963 moscow test ban treaty
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what was the moscow test ban treaty
no more nuclear weapons to be tested in the atmosphere
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what were the medium term consequences
kennedy foreign policy success castro won’t be removed secorate removal of missiles in turkey khru weakens use of flexible response worked