Global War, 1955-63 Flashcards
1
Q
JFK elected president of USA
A
November 1960
2
Q
Khrushchev consolidates power (Secret speech/De-Stalinisation)
A
February 1956
3
Q
Berlin Wall is built
A
August 1961
4
Q
JFK assassinated, Lyndon Johnson becomes president of USA
A
November 1963
5
Q
Moscow Test Ban Treaty
A
July 1963
6
Q
Sputnik launched
A
1957
7
Q
Polish Rising
A
June-October 1956
7
Q
Failed Bag of Pigs invasion
A
April 1961
8
Q
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
A
January 1959
9
Q
U-2 Spy plane incident
A
May 1960
10
Q
Hungarian Rising
A
October 1956
11
Q
Cuban Missile Crisis
A
October 1962
12
Q
Hotline established between White House and Kremlin
A
1963
13
Q
Khrushchev visits the US
A
September 1959
14
Q
Berlin Crisis (Ultimatum)
A
November 1958
