Cuban Missle crisis Flashcards by Will C | Brainscape

Q

what is Cuba

A

Dictatorship rule by Batista

american puppet

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What was Cuba to US

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Place of business, they felt it was part of USA

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what happened in 1953-1959

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Cuban revolution

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Who led the revolution

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Fidel Castro

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What type of war was it

A

Guérilla war

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Who won

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Fidel Castro

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What did Castro do after winning

A

nationalised American businesses

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Outcome of nationalisation of business

A

America unhappy

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Castro response to USA

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Castro allies Cuba with USSR

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Result of Castro allying with cuba

A

JFK green lights the bay of pigs invasion

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What did JFK want

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Plausible deniability

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What did USSR do after bay of pigs

A

sent loads of weapons to Cuba such as nuclear devices

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What does satalite images help US find

A

nukes sent in by USSR

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What does America do

A

The us Blockades cuba with boats

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What does krushchev do

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Writes two letters

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