Key Topic 2: Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
What era did the USA control most of Cuba’s industry (like utilities, busineses etc)
1950s
When was Castro’s Cuban revolution?
1959
When did Krushcev first send military equipment and similarly make his speech about assisting them military wise in Cuba?
1959 to 60
When did the bay of pigs invasion happen “
What happens 15th
16th
17th
19th
April 1961, 15th- 19th (15th invade, 19th captured)
15th air invasion
6th second wir invasion called off, allowing Cuba to rest
17th la brigade encountered 20k dons
19th fighting stopped, 100 killed
When did Kennedy succeed Eisenhower ?
January 1961
When were la bairgsds 2506 released
December 1962
After 54$ million of supplies given
When did Castro declare his conversion to communism?
End of 1961
When did U2 spy plane capture photos of Cuba missiles?
14th October 1962
When was the Cuban missile crisis ?
October 22- 28th 1962
What happens in the key dates in October? 22 24 26 27 28?
22: Kennedy television address
24th 18 Su ships turn around avoid confrontation, Kennedy demands to remove missiles or invade
26th: letter 1 comes
27th : letter 2 comes
28th: letter 1 accepted, and eventually tensions relieved
When did Krushcev lewve Leadership of Su ?
Consequence of cmc
1964 was he removed indeed
When hotline established?
Directly after cmc
When limited test ban treaty?
August 1963
When outer space treaty
1968
When nuclear non proliferation treaty?
1968
