Why did Castro put missiles on Cuba?

Question 1

What were the 4 main reasons for putting missiles on Cuba?

Answer 1

To test Kennedy
To reduce the missile gap
To strengthen Khrushchev’s position in USSR
To defend Cuba

Question 2

How many and what kind of missiles did USA have in 1962?

Answer 2

170 ICBMS and 16 Polaris missiles

Question 3

How many and what kind of missiles did USSR have in 1962?

Answer 3

75 ICBMS and 700 medium-range missiles

Question 4

How long would a missile take to reach Washington from Cuba?

Answer 4

10 minutes

Question 5

How long would it take a missile to reach New York?

Answer 5

12 minutes

Question 6

What was hypocritical about the USA making a bug deal about missiles on Cuba?

Answer 6

America had missile bases in Britain, France, West Germany, Turkey and Japan which surrounded the USSR

Question 7

Why was Cuba’s communism special?

Answer 7

They’re the only country in the Western hemisphere that decided to be communist rather than being invaded.

Question 8

What action in Spring 1962 made by the US army caused cuba to need extra defense?

Answer 8

The US military carried out a practice invasion of Cuba using 40,000 troops on the American Coastline.