Cuban Missile Crisis Flashcards
1
Q
How many people died from the Batista Regime?
A
20,000
2
Q
In 1956 what percent of phone and electric supply was run by the USA?
A
90%
3
Q
Who led the Cuban revolution?
A
Fidel Castro
4
Q
What was the Land Reform Act?
A
Where Castro banned foreign owner ship of land?
5
Q
When was the Land Reform Act?
A
May 1956
6
Q
What did Castro and the USSR agree to do?
A
to sell sugar to USSR and buy its oil
7
Q
When did that trade agreement get established?
A
February 1960
8
Q
When did the USA ban trade with Cuba?
A
July 1960
9
Q
What did the USA and Cuba sign and when did they sign it?
A
A limited test ban treaty in 1963
10
Q
What was the limited test ban treaty?
A
they would no longer test nuclear weapons in space, sea, or above ground but only underground
11
Q
When did Kennedy give his speech?
A
June 1963
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