The Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962 Flashcards
When did Batista attack Castro and the Rebels in the mountains where they were staying?
May 195
In what year did Batista seize power of Cuba in a military coup?
1952
When did Batista flee Cuba, allowing Castro to become President?
January 1, 1959
How many CIA- trained Cuban Exiles were involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
1500
How many people were in the force when the Cuban Exiles landed in Cuba?
20,000
When were photographs from a U-2 mission captured, highlighting missile sites being built in Cuba?
29 August, 1962
When was it confirmed that nuclear weapons were being set up?
15 October, 1962
US intelligence believed there were _____ Soviet troops and _____ Cuban troops in Cuba.
10,000
100,000
In reality, Cuba really had _____ Soviet troops and _____ Cuban troops.
40,000
270,000
What was Kennedy’s plan to do with Soviet troops going to Cuba?
Quarantine all Soviet ships headed to Cuba
When did “Quarantine” come into effect? How many US ships were waiting to intercept Soviet ships?
At 10am on October 24, 1962
300 ships
When did US forces order DEFCON 2?
24 October, 1962
When did Khrushchev order the removal of missiles from Cuba, under what condition from the US?
26 October, 1962
If the US didn’t invade Cuba
When was the US spy plane shot down?
27 October, 1962
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
28 October, 1962
