The Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

When did Krushchev decide to put nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Answer 1

July 1962

Question 2

How did America discover the missiles?

Answer 2

October 1962 an American U2 spy plane spotted that nuclear missiles bases were being built into Cuba

Question 3

What was the USA’s reaction to the discovery of missiles in Cuba?

Answer 3

-demands that missile based were dismantled.
-naval blockade set up
-The USA was prepared to invade Cuba

Question 4

What was the deal Krushchev made in order to dismantle the missile based in Cuba?

Answer 4

27th October 1962 USA had to:
-lift naval blockade
-promise not to invade Cuba
-remove their missiles from Turkey

Question 5

What was set up to improve communications in 1963?

Answer 5

The ‘hotline’ between Washington and Moscow.

Question 6

When did Krushchev resign?

Answer 6

1964

Question 7

What was the Limited Test Ban Treaty?

Answer 7

1963
States all future nuclear weapons tests had to be underground to avoid polluting the air

Question 8

What was the Outer Space Treaty?

Answer 8

1967
Forbade countries putting weapons of mass destruction in space

Question 9

What was The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Answer 9

1970
No supplying nuclear weapons to countries who didn’t have nuclear arms.
Encourage nuclear disarmament.