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13 Cards in this Set
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Who was Batista? When did he rule? |
Brutal military Cuban dictator supported by American govt. 1952-59. |
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Who was Fidel Castro? |
1959 led a resistant movement, overthrew Bastista |
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Why did castro want to change Cuba? |
Cuba pleasure ground for Americans. Allow Cubans to take control if cuba. Distribute some Cuban land to peasants. Nationalise some industries so profits would remain in Cuba. |
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How did America retaliate to Castro? |
Cut by 90% their contract to buy Cuban sugar. Cubans most important export. |
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How did Khrushchev take advantage? |
Organised for soviet union to buy all Cuba's sugar crop. Saw opportunity to gain influence. |
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What was the Bay of Pigs? When? |
Failed attempt by Cuban exiles, trained by CIA, to invade cuba and overthrow castro. April 1961. |
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Outcomes of the Bay of Pigs? |
1 Cuba now communist. 2 Castro more popular from defedning cuba from foreign invasion. 3 Strengthened Cuba Ussr friendship 4. Castro asked Khrushchev for defensive weapons and aid |
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What was the Missile crises? |
1. USA blockeded cuba to prevent missiles from reaching island 2. Khrushchev asked JFK to not invade Cuba and to withdraw Turkish missiles |
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Consequences on Cuba of missile crises? |
1. Remained Communist. 2. Armed+protected by Soviet Union |
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Consequences on Kennedy? |
1. Improved rep. 2. Seen standing up to USSR |
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Consequences on Khrushchev? |
Took credit as peace-maker. Claimed triumph. |
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Consequences on the world? |
Ended october 1962. 1. 63' Nuclear test ban treaty - regulated testing methods 2. A 'hot line' so leaders could communicate quickly w each other in crises |
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How did America discover presence of missiles? |
High altitude photos taken from U-2 planes flying over Cuba. Showed soviet soldiers secretly and hurriedly setting up nuclear armed missilws. |
