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The Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards

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1
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What does MAD stand for?

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Mutually Assured Destruction

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What does ABM stand for?

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Anti-Ballistic Missile

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What does MIRV stand for?

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Multiple independently re-entry vehicle

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4
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When do the USA test their hydrogen bomb?

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1952

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5
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When do the USSR build an ABM to protect Moscow?

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1966

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When do the USA develop ABM’s and MIRV’s?

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1968

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7
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Which country sent the first man into space and when?

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The USSR in 1961

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8
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Which country sent the first man to the moon and when?

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The USA in 1962

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9
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In 1960 what did Eisenhower and Khruschev think about?

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An arms reduction treaty

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10
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What interrupted the arms reduction treaty?

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A US U2 spy plane was shot down over the USSR

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What did Khrushchev say he wanted with the West?

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‘Peaceful co-existence’

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12
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What is Guantanamo Bay?

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A prison in Cuba for the US

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13
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When did the US help Cuba to win independence from spain?

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1898

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14
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Who did the Americans help to become leader of America?

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Batista

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15
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When did Batista come into power?

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1934

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16
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What was Batista’s regime?

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Corrupt and repressive

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17
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What did Cuba become for Americans?

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A holiday destination for rich people

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18
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What kind of activities went on in Cuba?

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Prostitution
Gambling
Drinking

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19
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Parts of Cuba fell under control of …

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Mafia gangs

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20
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What campaign did Fidel Castro use to overthrow Batista?

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Guerilla campaign

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21
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When did Fidel Castro overthrow Batista?

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1959

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22
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Who led a small nationalist army?

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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara

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23
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Did the US govt. like Castro, Che or the idea of the Cuban revolution?

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No

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24
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What did the US impose on Cuba?

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They stopped trade with Cuba in 1960

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25
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When did Cuba and Russia make a deal?

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1960

26
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What was the deal with Cuba and Russia?

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Selling sugar to the USSR in exchange for military goods

27
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What did America see Cuba as after the 1960 deal with Russia?

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A threat

28
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When did the Bay of Pigs happen?

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14th - 16th April 1961

29
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What was the Bay of Pigs? (4 Marks)

A

An attempted military takeover by the USA (1 mark)
Cuban exiles were to land at the Bay of Pigs (1 mark)
There was meant to be a popular uprising against Castro (1 mark)
But it failed as Castro was very popular and the Cuban armed forces were quite strong. (1 mark)

30
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What was the outcome of The Bay of Pigs?

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It was a disaster and president Kennedy was humiliated

31
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What was the significance of the Bay of Pigs?

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  1. The USA appeared as weak and resulted to desperate measures to try and get rid of Castro
  2. Khrushchev used this weakness to extend USSR influence with plans to put missiles in Cuba
32
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What two ways did the CIA try to kill Castro?

A

Exploding cigar and Poisonous creams

33
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When did the USSR publicly announce that it was supplying Cuba with arms?

A

May 1962

34
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When Castro made a deal with Khrushchev in 1960 what did he become?

A

Communist

35
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What year did the Hungarian uprising happen?

A

1956

36
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What percentage of Cuba’s money comes from selling sugar related products?

A

80%

37
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What is autonamy?

A

To be independent

38
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When were missiles put into Italy and Turkey by the USA?

A

1962

39
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When were missiles put into Cuba by the USSR?

A

1962

40
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On the 14th October 1962 what does the USA’s U-2 spy plane find?

A

Missiles in Cuba from the USSR

41
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When does Kennedy find out about the missiles found in Cuba by the U-2’s spy plane?

A

16th October 1962

42
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What are Kennedy’s six options after finding about the USSR’s missiles in Cuba?

A
  1. Nuclear strike against Cuba
  2. Invade Cuba
  3. Negotiate with Khrushchev
  4. Go to the UN for help
  5. Have a blockade around Cuba
  6. Do nothing
43
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What did Kennedy end up doing in response to the Russian missiles in Cuba?

A

He had a blockade

44
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Instead of a blockade what did Kennedy call it?

A

A quarantine

45
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Why did Kennedy call the blockade a quarantine?

A

Because a blockade is an act of war

46
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What date did they start to search ships entering Cuba?

A

22nd October 1962

47
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Who sent the first letter of negotiation?

A

Kennedy to Khrushchev

48
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What did the first letter of negotiation say?

A

If you promise not to invade Cuba then we will withdraw missiles.

49
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What did the second letter of negotiation say?

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If you withdraw missiles from Turkey we will withdraw missiles from Cuba.

50
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Who sent the second letter of negotiation?

A

Khrushchev

51
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What were all these negotiations called?

A

The backchannel negotiations

52
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When did the backchannel negotiations happen?

A

27th - 28th October

53
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Did Dobrev agree to remove missiles?

A

Yes

54
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Why did America think of the negotiations as a victory?

A

It was done in secret and it looked like the Soviet had backed down

55
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What did Russia think of the negotiations?

A

That they were damaging

56
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As a result of removing Missiles what happens to Khrushchev?

A

He loses power in 1964

57
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What did the Chinese allies of the USSR think of the negotiations?

A

That it was cowardly and they wanted to be more independent from the USSR

58
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What did the European allies of the USSR think of the negotiations?

A

They were shocked for not being consulted about the meetings

59
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What did France do in response to the negotiations?

A

They pulled out of the UN and encouraged European countries to become more independent from America

60
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Why was the result of the Cuban missile crisis a victory for the world?

A

It stopped a nuclear war from happening

61
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What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis? (3 Main things)

A
  1. It was the closest the world had ever been to a nuclear war
  2. Fighting didn’t solve the problem but diplomacy and compromise did
  3. It shows neither side was superior

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