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106 Cards in this Set
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Beginning date |
October 14th 1962 |
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End date |
October 27th 1962 |
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How many nuclear weapons did Russia have in 1962? |
340 |
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How many nuclear weapons did the USA have in 1962? |
About 5000 |
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What were the main Soviet motivations for having nuclear weapons in Cuba? |
To close the missile gap, to protect Cuba, reciprocity, and their inability to use the missiles hey already had |
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Why did Khrushchev settle for removing the missiles from Cuba? |
Effectiveness of the blockade, there was no possible countermove, there was overwhelming world support for the US, and he had got what he wanted |
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Kennedy air strike quote |
I feel that an air strike may be using a sledgehammer to kill a fly |
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What year was Castro's first attempt at an overthrow, which failed? |
1953 |
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How long was Castro's sentence? |
15 years |
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What year was Castro released? |
1955 |
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When was Batista's first term? |
1940 - 1944 |
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Where did Batista travel to after his first term and what did he do there? |
Florida, US and made friends with mafia type characters |
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Where did Batista travel to after his first term and what did he do there? |
Florida, US and made friends with mafia type characters |
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What year does Batista begin wanting power again? |
1952 |
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How does Batista take over the government? |
With a coup |
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How does Batista take over the government? |
With a coup |
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What does Batista do as soon as he is president a second time? |
He cancels the upcoming elections, makes himself dictator, and gains support of the Us |
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How does Batista take over the government? |
With a coup |
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What does Batista do as soon as he is president a second time? |
He cancels the upcoming elections, makes himself dictator, and gains support of the Us |
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Why did the Cubans dislike Batista so much the second time? |
He did a lot of money laundering, set up casinos which attracted criminals, etc |
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How does Batista take over the government? |
With a coup |
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What does Batista do as soon as he is president a second time? |
He cancels the upcoming elections, makes himself dictator, and gains support of the Us |
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Why did the Cubans dislike Batista so much the second time? |
He did a lot of money laundering, set up casinos which attracted criminals, etc |
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Why did Cubans like Batista during his first term? |
There was a soaring economy and he was a good leader |
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How does Batista take over the government? |
With a coup |
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What does Batista do as soon as he is president a second time? |
He cancels the upcoming elections, makes himself dictator, and gains support of the Us |
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Why did the Cubans dislike Batista so much the second time? |
He did a lot of money laundering, set up casinos which attracted criminals, etc |
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Why did Cubans like Batista during his first term? |
There was a soaring economy and he was a good leader |
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Where does Castro go once he has been released from prison and who does he meet there? |
Mexico, meets Che Guevara |
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What year did Castro and Guevara cross in Granma? |
1956 |
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What year did Castro and Guevara cross in Granma? |
1956 |
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How many people crossed in Granma, and how many survived? |
88 down to 22 |
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What year did Castro and Guevara cross in Granma? |
1956 |
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How many people crossed in Granma, and how many survived? |
88 down to 22 |
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What mountains did Batista's army push Castro's army into? |
The Sierra Maestro mountains |
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What year did Castro and Guevara cross in Granma? |
1956 |
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How many people crossed in Granma, and how many survived? |
88 down to 22 |
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What mountains did Batista's army push Castro's army into? |
The Sierra Maestro mountains |
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By what year did Castro and his army have full control of the mountains? |
1957 |
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What were Castro's army referred to instead of communists? |
Freedom fighters |
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What is the Soviet Domino effect? |
After WWII power vacuum in German-held countries, US worried communism would take over in one country after another |
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What year was the Yalta Conference? |
1945 |
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What four countries got a part of Germany at the Yalta Covference? |
The Soviet Union, France, the UK, and the USA |
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What four countries got a part of Germany at the Yalta Covference? |
The Soviet Union, France, the UK, and the USA |
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What was the Iron Curtain? |
An imaginary line dividing Europe into two halves, of Communism and Capitalism |
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What four countries got a part of Germany at the Yalta Covference? |
The Soviet Union, France, the UK, and the USA |
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What was the Iron Curtain? |
An imaginary line dividing Europe into two halves, of Communism and Capitalism |
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What year was the Truman Doctrine signed? |
1947 |
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What was the Truman Doctrine? |
A document stating that the US would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat of yeah Soviet Union, as an attempt to contain the Soviet Union |
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What year was the Marshall Plan? |
1947 |
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What year was the Marshall Plan? |
1947 |
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What was the Marshall Plan? |
A document that was meant to help with the unification of Europe. The US would give 13 billion to rebuild economies and currency and foster free trade |
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What was the Yalta Conference? |
A conference at which Germany was divided up into four areas, each under the control of a different country. Stalin promised to hold democratic elections in all the buffer countries |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was the Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was the Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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October 16th |
U2 Plane sees missiles in Cuba aimed at the US |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was the Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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October 16th |
U2 Plane sees missiles in Cuba aimed at the US |
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October 18 |
Kennedy meets with the Soviet Foreign to say that the US will not tolerate missiles in Cuba |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was the Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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October 16th |
U2 Plane sees missiles in Cuba aimed at the US |
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October 18 |
Kennedy meets with the Soviet Foreign to say that the US will not tolerate missiles in Cuba |
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October 19 |
Kennedy meets with Joint Chief of Staffs to discuss military options |
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What year was NATO formed? |
1949 |
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What year was the Warsaw Pact signed? |
1955 |
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October 16th |
U2 Plane sees missiles in Cuba aimed at the US |
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October 18 |
Kennedy meets with the Soviet Foreign to say that the US will not tolerate missiles in Cuba |
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October 19 |
Kennedy meets with Joint Chief of Staffs to discuss military options |
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What were the four military options that Kennedy had to stop the missiles being fired? |
A blockade, an air strike, a land invasion, or doing nothing |
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October 20th |
Kennedy returns to Washington |
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October 20th |
Kennedy returns to Washington |
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October 21 |
Kennedy orders a naval blockade of Cuba |
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October 22 |
Kennedy addresses the US public |
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October 22 |
Kennedy addresses the US public |
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October 23 |
It is discovered that the missiles are ready for launch |
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October 22 |
Kennedy addresses the US public |
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October 23 |
It is discovered that the missiles are ready for launch |
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October 24 |
Soviet ships arrive at quarantine line. US goes into DEFCON 2. |
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October 22 |
Kennedy addresses the US public |
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October 23 |
It is discovered that the missiles are ready for launch |
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October 24 |
Soviet ships arrive at quarantine line. US goes into DEFCON 2. |
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October 26th |
A letter from Khrushchev is received, stating that missiles will be removed if no US invasion of Cuba |
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October 22 |
Kennedy addresses the US public |
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October 23 |
It is discovered that the missiles are ready for launch |
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October 24 |
Soviet ships arrive at quarantine line. US goes into DEFCON 2. |
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October 26th |
A letter from Khrushchev is received, stating that missiles will be removed if no US invasion of Cuba |
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October 27th |
U2 plane shot down over Cuba, a second letter is received from Khrushchev, stating that the US must also remove its missiles from Turkey |
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October 28th |
Crisis is over, agreement is reached between two nations as according to second letter received |
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What year did the Cold War begin? |
1945 |
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What year did the Cold War begin? |
1945 |
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How many Cuban exiles went to Cuba as part of the Bay of Pigs invasion? |
1000 |
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Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail? |
Bad planning, Cubans in Cuba didn't hate Castro as much a expected, it was clearly a US initiative, and Castro knew it was coming. |
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What date was the Bay of Pigs invasion? |
April 17th 1961 |
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How many Cuban exiles were killed at the Bay of Pigs invasion? |
About 100 |
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Why is the Bay of Pigs invasion a major cause of the CMC? |
Because Castro was now not worried about having good relations with the US, so aligned himself fully with the Soviet Union, so the US felt very threatened by them. |
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What treaty is a consequence of the CMC? |
The Nuclear Test Ban treaty, which states that no nuclear testing may be done underwater, in the atmosphere, and in space |
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What treaty is a consequence of the CMC? |
The Nuclear Test Ban treaty, which states that no nuclear testing may be done underwater, in the atmosphere, and in space |
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What happened to Khrushchev as a result of the CMC? |
He lost his job because he was seen as weak by the Russian people. |
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What treaty is a consequence of the CMC? |
The Nuclear Test Ban treaty, which states that no nuclear testing may be done underwater, in the atmosphere, and in space |
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What happened to Khrushchev as a result of the CMC? |
He lost his job because he was seen as weak by the Russian people. |
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When was the embargo on Cuba lifted? |
2015 |
