Cuban missile crisis

Question 1

In 1959
who overthrew
anti-communist dictator of cuba
Batista?

Answer 1

Communist Castro

Question 2

who was Castro sent funds by to protect cuba VS USA

Answer 2

by the USSR

Question 3

Why did kennedy fail in overthrowing Castro?

Answer 3

Bay of pigs = failed invasion of cuba by US- backed cuban exiles

bay of pigs was disaster

Question 4

what and when was the vital turning point in the cuban missile crisis ?

Answer 4

14 OCTOBER 1962
US spy plane over cuba
photo- nuclear weapon launch facility

Question 5

what was kennedy’s response after seeing the photo of the cuba missile launch facility?

Answer 5

naval blockade around cuba
as soviets no technology to airlift

Question 6

what did kennedy do on live tv which almost ended in worldwide nuclear warfare?

Answer 6

22 october 1962
announced blockade

Question 7

what was the agreement to resolve cuban missiles crisis?

Answer 7

if soviet withdraw from cuba
us remove jupiter IRBM’s from turkey
-usa was already planning this
-would have been disaster to do this under soviet pressure

Question 8

what secret agreement happened to solve cuban missiles crisis

Answer 8

Kennedy’s brother
soviet ambassador Dobrynin
agree mutual withdrawal
us one KEPT SECRET

Question 9

how did end of cuban missile crisis lead to improved relations

Answer 9

realise how close to nuclear war
hotline telephone (white house x kremlin)
1963 nuclear test ban treaty accepted
cuban missile crisis last direct confrontation between 2 in cold war