cuban missile crisis. Flashcards
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who was general batista
General Batista was made leader of Cuba by the Americans. He was corrupt and unpopular in Cuba but opposed Communism like America
when did Fidel Castro overthrew Batista abd kill or exill any political opponents
jan 1st 1959
Relations between America and Cuba became worse as …
Castro took over some America-owned business in Cuba
June 1960 America provided funds to Cuban exiles to
attempted to disrupt the Cuban economy and showed anti Castro propaganda on the news
Castro responded to the US hostility by doing what?
by becoming allies with the USSR and started receiving weapons from the USSR
when did kenedy break of relations with cuba
January 1961: Kennedy broke off relations with Cuba and planned to overthrow Castro and his communist government
Kennedy armed how many troops for the bay of pigs inasion
1400 anti-Castro exiles who invaded at the ‘Bay of Pigs’ in Cuba
The troops at the bay of pigs where met by how manb troops
20,000 Cuban troops
whay did the invasion fail?
Castro captured or killed them all within days
After the Bay of Pigs invasion the USSR began sending more what?
weapons to Cuba
By when dd cuba have soveit missiles and weapons?
By September 1962 Cuba has thousands of Soviet missiles and high quality weapons
Kennedy was worried about the USSR doing what?
Kennedy was worried that the USSR would put nuclear missiles on Cuba
when did american spy planes see pictures of nuclear missiles in cuba?
On the 14th October 1962 an American spy plane took pictures over Cuba which showed nuclear missile sites being built by the USSR
American spy planes also reported what?
that twenty Soviet ships were on their way to Cuba carrying missiles. Kennedy had to decide what step America should take next
what did the USSR reason for having missiles in cuba for
to help prevent incase of a US attack
why was the USSR’s excuse for having missiles in cuba not fitting
the USSR could have easily dettered US invasions with troops and standard weapon’s.
what was the USSR’s reasoning for having missiles in cuba.
to help defend against any US invasion
why was the USSR’s reasoning nat very solid
the USSR could have easily helped against any US invasion with normal troops and weapons
the USSR put missiles in cuba beacuse the US had missiles wear
turkey
what was the USSR’s reasoning for sending missiles to cuba
to help cuban forces in case of an american attack
why did the USSR’s reason for sending missiles to cuba not make sense
simply supplying normal soviet troops and weapons would be more effective than missiles
where did the US have their missiles that was the closest to the USSR
turkey
the USSR sent missiles to cuba beacuse they felt threatended by what
us missiles in western europe.
