The Cuban Revolution Flashcards
Who was the US backed dictator of Cuba?
Batista
When did Fidel Castro arrive in Cuba and what was his aim?
January/February 1959
He wanted to improve the economy
When did Kennedy become the US president?
January 20th 1961
What was the result of Eisenhower stopping buying sugar from Cuba?
Cuba allied with the USSR and signed a trade agreement
What was agreed upon in the Cuba-USSR trade agreement?
$100 million and Food and Raw materials
Secretly weapons
What happened in Autumn 1960?
USA banned all trade with Cuba
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
April 1961
Who was involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion?
1400 Cuban exiles and 20,000 Cuban soldiers
Who organised the BOP invasion?
The american CIA trained and gave weapons to the exiles in hope that the Cubans would turn against Castro and fight to get him removed. They didn’t.
What was the name of the operation created to remove Castro?
Operation Mongoose
Explain what scheme Kennedy came up with to bribe the Cubans to discard communism
The Alliance for Progress offered $20 billion to South American countries. The USA hoped they would choose money over communism
What did Castro do in July 1961 that gained Cuba lots of money?
Castro nationalised all American industry which meant that all american factories in Cuba were seized back to the Cubans
When and what weapons did Krushchev send to Cuba?
In September 1961, he sent 5,000 military technicians, tanks, radar vans, patrol boats and missiles.
What place did Cuba become regarding the most armed nations?
Cuba was the 2nd most well armed nations in the Americas
