Cold War Spec point 3

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Batista was a dictator and believed in capitalist ideas when in charge of Cuba as he allowed US owned businesses to invest in Cuba. Batista’s government was corrupt and was overthrown by a revolution lead by Castro.

Question 2

Best

Answer 2

Foreign Policies

Question 3

US Foreign Policy

Answer 3

Aimed to get rid of communism.

Question 4

Policy k1

Answer 4

Kennedy believed Castro was making Cuba communist because of the revolution which got rid of capitalist Batista.

Question 5

Policy k2

Answer 5

The USA attempted to kill Castro by bombing and using Arson.

Question 6

Policy ANP Check

Answer 6

Nukes on Cuba-US policy to defend rather than attack.

Question 7

Policy Eval

Answer 7

Book Cuba on the Brink says Soviets only put nuclear bombs on Cuba in “defence of Cuba from US aggression.”

Question 8

Khrushchev’s view of Kennedy k1

Answer 8

1961, Khrushchev saw that Kennedy was inexperienced when discussing Germany’s future and Nuclear Bombs.

Question 9

View k2

Answer 9

1961 Khrushchev threatened Kennedy with war if American troops did not leave Berlin and give Berlin to the USSR.

Question 10

View ANP

Answer 10

Kennedy managed to agree with Khrushchev that American troops can stay in Berlin proving Kennedy isn’t a weak leader.

Question 11

View Eval

Answer 11

BBC Bitesize Khrushchev had “intermediate ranged ballistic missles” in Cuba

Question 12

Khrushchev’s domestic pressures k

Answer 12

1962- 22 protesters were killed by Soviet Troops for protesting against the rise of meat and butter prices.

Question 13

Pressure ANP

Answer 13

Khrushchev doesn’t need to be popular and fix his mistakes as he knows that the Soviets can crush any uprising like they did in Hungary.

Question 14

Pressure Eval

Answer 14

US placed Jupiter Missiles in Turkey in 1962 which made the Soviets place missles in Cuba so both superpowers were in range of the other superpower’s missiles. This raised tensions as either country could launch the missile and hit the other.

Question 15

Castro’s Victory k

Answer 15

In 1959 Castro became the leader of Cuba, he believed in Cuban Nationalism, sharing wealth among the people and improving health and education systems.

Question 16

Castro ANP

Answer 16

Kennedy would not have been as concerned about Cuba had there not been nuclear missiles which was a direct threat to the US.

Question 17

Castro Eval

Answer 17

The Bay of Pigs operation was when US attempted to invade Cuba and despise Castro but failed. If it wasn’t for that agression Castro may not have felt so vulnerable and turned to the USSR for support which increases tensions and why FP main reason.

Question 18

Arms Race k

Answer 18

USA placed Jupiter Nuclear missiles in Turkey in 1962 which is close to Russia.

Question 19

Arms Race ANP

Answer 19

This never would have happened if the US did not have the foreign policy to wipe out communism.

Question 20

Arms Race Eval

Answer 20

National Interest.org Nuclear War could have killed up to “eighty-eight million Americans.“ and 100s of millions of people in the Soviet Union which neither country wanted war so despite nukes not main reason as they knew consequences of using them to high.