The Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
1
Q
In ____ the Americans had helped Cubans win ______ from ______.
A
1898
Independence
Spain
2
Q
In _____ the americans helped the Cuban military officer _____ come to power.
A
1934
Batista
3
Q
In _____ _______ was overthrown by _______. He promised to help the _____ and began appointing ______ to his government.
A
1959 Batista Castro Poor Communists
4
Q
In _____ Castro singed a treaty with the _________ in which Cuban _____ would be swapped for __________ and ________.
A
1960 SOviet UNion Sugar Soviet machinery Economic aid
5
Q
The USA were _____ with this because they were worried that its companies might ______ and the ______ could put _______ on Cuba to threaten America
A
Unhappy
Lose money
Soviet Union
Weapons
