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Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards

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When did JFK become president

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January 1961

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Who was the previous dictator of Cuba

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General Batista

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When did Cuba civil war end

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1959

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Who became the new Cuban leader

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Fidel Castro

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How much did the trade agreement give Cuba between them and russia

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100million dollars

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6
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When was the bay of pigs

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April 1961

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7
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How many Cuban exiles attacked Cuba

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1400

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How many Cubans were there to kill them

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20000

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When did america take photos of Cuban missile stations?

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14 October 1962

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When was Kennedy informed of the crisis

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Tue 16 October

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When did Kennedy decide to blockade Cuba

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20october 1962

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When did Kennedy announce the blockade

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Mon 22 October 1962

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13
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When did kruschev ignore the blocked

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Tue 23 October 1962

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When did the blockade begin?

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Wed 24 October 1962

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15
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Missile bases being worked on

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Thursday 25 October

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Kennedy receives long letter from kruschev

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Fri 26 October 1962

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Kruschev sends a second letter and Kennedy decided a to delay

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Sunady 27 th October 1962

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Krushchev replies to Kennedy to stope crisis

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Sun 28 October 1962

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When did they start missile testing

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May 1957

20
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When did china become communist

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1949

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When did the ussr develop their own nuclear bomb

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1949

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When did North Korea invade South Korea

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1950

23
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When was SEATO set up

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1954

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What is cento

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Central treaty organisation

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When was cento set up

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1955

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What was the ussr’s alliance called?

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Warsaw treaty orgabistion

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When was the Warsaw Pact set up

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1955

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When did JFK become president

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Jan 1961

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What were the names of the USAs icbm’s?

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Minute man and atlas

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What was the name of the submarine missile?

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Polaris

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When did Cuba and the ussr form an alliance?

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1960

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When did the us break of relations with Cuba

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Jan 1961

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When was the first announcement that the ussr was supplying Cuba with weapons

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1962

34
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How many ussr ships were sent to Cuba

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20

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