Cuban Missile Crisis: Origins

Question 1

Who overtook Cuba in 1959 in a socialist revolution?

Answer 1

Fidel Castro

Question 2

What did Castro do that was popular with the Cubans?

Answer 2

Took back foreign land and distributed it between the Cubans (mostly owned by Americans)

Question 3

What did Castro do that was unpopular with Americans?

Answer 3

Took back Cuban land
Stopped trading sugar with them
Became communist
Started building economic links with the USSR

Question 4

What did the Americans do to try and stop Cuba from being communist?

Answer 4

Organised an invasion but made it look as if it was just a Cuban Revolt

Question 5

How did the Americans make it look like a Cuban Revolt?

Answer 5

Used Cuban exiles to overtake Cuba

Question 6

Where did this invasion happen?

Answer 6

The bay of pigs

Question 7

How did the invasion go?

Answer 7

It failed, 1400 exiles were met with 20,000 of Castros troops

Question 8

How did the world know America set it up?

Answer 8

USA planes were caught on camera flying over then published everywhere

Question 9

How did the USSR react?

Answer 9

Started trading weapons with Cuba building up its military defence