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1
Q

Why was Khrushchev taking the steps to place missiles in Cuba (at least two reasons)?

A

I. Protect Cuba
II.Threaten the USA
III.Even out the balance of power (the USA had weapons near the USSR)

2
Q

What action did President Kennedy have to choose between doing?

A

I.Blockade or Invasion
II.Bomb Cuba and risk Nuclear war
III.Protest to the UN
IV.Nothing

3
Q

What was set up around Cuba on the 22nd October and for what purpose?

A

A naval blockade

4
Q

What happened when the USSR’s ships reached the Blockade on the 24th October?

A

They turned around

5
Q

What was the difference between two telegrams that Khrushchev sent Kennedy on the 26th and 27th October?

A

The first didn’t mention the US missiles in Turkey and the second did

6
Q

What did the Americans secretly agree to do as part of the deal for the USSR removing their missiles from Cuba?

A

Remove missiles from Turkey

7
Q

Why was the hotline that was set up as a consequence of the crisis?

A

To avoid another crisis

8
Q

Where did the nuclear test ban treaty (another consequence of the crisis), signed in August 1963, prevent nuclear tests taking place?

A

Space – the atmosphere

9
Q

What was the purpose of the 1967 “Outer Space” treaty?

A

To stop nuclear weapons being placed in space

10
Q

What did the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty mean?

A

Stop the spread of nuclear weapons to more countries