Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 1

What did Cuba become?

Answer 1

Communist

Question 2

What did Fidel Castro do?

Answer 2

Overthrew, the USA backed government in Cuba, and aligned with the Soviet Union.

Question 3

What was the Bay of pigs invasion?

Answer 3

Failed US attempt to overthrow Castro, who they opposed of, that worsened tensions.

Question 4

Why did Khrushchev placed missiles in Cuba? (2)

Answer 4

1. To protect Cuba from future American attacks.
2. Shift global balance of power.

Question 5

What did the US discover?

Answer 5

U2 spy plane that photographed Soviet missile sites under construction in Cuba.

Question 6

How did the US respond?

Answer 6

Kennedy announced a quarantine of Cuba to prevent further missiles from arriving.

Question 7

What will the long-term effects of the missile crisis?

Answer 7

1. There was a hot line between Washington and Moscow for direct communication.
2. Help spark a period of detente.
3. There is a deeper awareness of dangers of nuclear confrontation .