Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
When did JFK become president
January 1961
Who was the previous dictator of Cuba
General Batista
When did Cuba civil war end
1959
Who became the new Cuban leader
Fidel Castro
How much did the trade agreement give Cuba between them and russia
100million dollars
When was the bay of pigs
April 1961
How many Cuban exiles attacked Cuba
1400
How many Cubans were there to kill them
20000
When did america take photos of Cuban missile stations?
14 October 1962
When was Kennedy informed of the crisis
Tue 16 October
When did Kennedy decide to blockade Cuba
20october 1962
When did Kennedy announce the blockade
Mon 22 October 1962
When did kruschev ignore the blocked
Tue 23 October 1962
When did the blockade begin?
Wed 24 October 1962
Missile bases being worked on
Thursday 25 October
Kennedy receives long letter from kruschev
Fri 26 October 1962
Kruschev sends a second letter and Kennedy decided a to delay
Sunady 27 th October 1962
Krushchev replies to Kennedy to stope crisis
Sun 28 October 1962
When did they start missile testing
May 1957
When did china become communist
1949
When did the ussr develop their own nuclear bomb
1949
When did North Korea invade South Korea
1950
When was SEATO set up
1954
What is cento
Central treaty organisation
When was cento set up
1955
What was the ussr’s alliance called?
Warsaw treaty orgabistion
When was the Warsaw Pact set up
1955
When did JFK become president
Jan 1961
What were the names of the USAs icbm’s?
Minute man and atlas
What was the name of the submarine missile?
Polaris
When did Cuba and the ussr form an alliance?
1960
When did the us break of relations with Cuba
Jan 1961
When was the first announcement that the ussr was supplying Cuba with weapons
1962
How many ussr ships were sent to Cuba
20
