cuba

• What caused the Cuban Revolution?

  1959- a group in Cuba brought down government who supported America
• what was the cuban revolutions impact on the cold war

  -any land owned by the US in Cuba was put back under Cuban Control

  -Castro puts communists in government

  -1960 Khrushchev and Castro agreed to trade Cuban sugar for economic aid

  -Secret agreement that Cuba would receive USSR weapons
• what were the consequences of the cuban revolution

  -a communist government was now only 145 miles away from USA

  -Eisenhower banned all trade and political relationships with Cuba in 1961
• Describe the Bay of Pigs invasion.

  -April 1961

  -1400 ex cuban exiled invaded Bay Of Pigs

  -aimed to remove Castro and communist government

  Failed:

  -had limited military knowledge

  -USA couldn't supoort

  -Castro was prepared 20,000 Cuban Soldiers prior to the attack
• what were the consequences of the Bay Of Pigs

  -USA humiliated (Castro showed photos all over the world)

  -looked like the US wanted to invade

  -increased popularity of communism

  -khrushchev gave Cuba more weapons
• What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  -1961 US spy planes photograph launch pads in Cuba

  -CIA told Kennedy that Soviet ship were sailing to Cuba with missiles
• what were the consequences of what was found

  missiles would be active in 2 weeks, US putting a lot of pressure on Kennedy
• narrate the 13 days, 16th-18th October 1962

  1) meeting on the 16th October, believed nuclear war would start

  2) 22nd October, Kennedy decided not to attack

  3)set up naval blockade around Cuba

  4) announced the plans on the TV

  5) USA worried

  6) Kennedy prepared 54 bombs incase

  7) 24th October Soviet Ships retreated

  8) Telegram from Khrushchev, Soviets agreed to remove missiles, if USA promised not to invade Cuba and remove missiles from Turkey
• what were the consequences of the cuban missile crisis

  -war was avoided, Kennedy was loved in the US

  -a hotline was set up between Moscow and Washington set up

  -1953 Test Ban Treaty (stop testing nuclear weapons)

  -1967 Outer Space Treaty (not use nuclear weapons in space)

  -Khrushchev sacked 1964
• What triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

  USSR sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
• What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

  Failed CIA operation to overthrow Castro
• What was Kennedy's response to the Cuban missile discovery?

  He decided to blockade Cuba
• What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles
• What treaties were signed after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

  Test Ban, Outer Space, Non-Proliferation treaties