Medicine Flashcards
What had happened in Cuba in 1959?
A revolution, Fidel Castro took over with a Communist government
What had President Eisenhower began planning for in 1960?
The bay of pigs
How big was the invasion force that landed at the Bay of Pigs on the 17th April 1961?
1,400 Cuban exiles
Why did the invasion force of Cuban ‘exiles’ fail
(at least two reasons)?
I.The Cuban army knew the plan
They didn’t have enough men or weapons. II.American support wasn’t enough.
How did the failed invasion make the USA look like hypocrites?
The USA trying to remove a popular leader to replace them with a dictator.
What did Castro do afterwards to demonstrate the forging of stronger links between Cuba and the USSR?
What did Castro do afterwards to demonstrate the forging of stronger links between Cuba and the USSR?
Why was Khrushchev taking the steps to place missiles in Cuba (at least two reasons)?
I. Protect Cuba
II.Threaten the USA
III.Even out the balance of power (the USA had weapons near the USSR)
What action did President Kennedy have to choose between doing?
I.Blockade or Invasion
II.Bomb Cuba and risk Nuclear war III.Protest to the UN
IV.Nothing
What was set up around Cuba on the 22nd October and for what purpose?
A naval blockade
What happened when the USSR’s ships reached the Blockade on the 24th October?
They turned around
What was the difference between two telegrams that Khrushchev sent Kennedy on the 26th and 27th October?
The first didn’t mention the US missiles in Turkey and the second did
What did the Americans secretly agree to do as part of the deal for the USSR removing their missiles from Cuba?
Remove missiles from Turkey
Why was the hotline that was set up as a consequence of the crisis?
To avoid another crisis
Where did the nuclear test ban treaty (another consequence of the crisis), signed in August 1963, prevent nuclear tests taking place?
Space – the atmosphere
What was the purpose of the 1967 “Outer Space” treaty?
To stop nuclear weapons being placed in space
