Chapter 12- Cold War

Question 1

When did Castro overthrow Batista in Cuba

Answer 1

Between 1956-1959, Castro led a guerilla warfare movement against Batista due to corruption and became PM in 1959

Question 2

What did Castro do in may 1959 in Cuba

Answer 2

He introduced an agrarian reform which seized American property

Question 3

What was established in February 1960 between the ussr and Cuba

Answer 3

A economic relationship, ussr arranged 100 million in credits for Cuba

Question 4

In April 1960, what caused tension between the USA and Cuba

Answer 4

The crude oil order

Question 5

What did Castro seize in October 1960 that pressured the Americans to do something

Answer 5

1 billion of American assets

Question 6

What and when was the bay of pigs fiasco

Answer 6

1961, 1,500 anti Castro allies landed in Cuba to carry out a coup

Question 7

What was the outcome of the bay of pigs

Answer 7

It failed miserably, the USA were embarrassed

Question 8

What and when was operation mongoose

Answer 8

30th November 1961, use of covert ops within Cuba to destroy the regime

Question 9

Why did operations mongoose drive Castro closer to the soviet camps

Answer 9

He was frightened

Question 10

What was OPLAN 314

Answer 10

A proposed land based invasion

Question 11

When was the u2 spy plane

Answer 11

14th October 1962

Question 12

When did the Cuban missile crisis properly start and what happened

Answer 12

16th October 1962, soviet missiles discovered in Cuba

Question 13

What was the USA’S response to the missiles in cuba and when

Answer 13

22nd October 1962, a naval blockade and Soviets shipped turned around

Question 14

When was the 1st letter from Khrushchev sent to Kennedy and what was said

Answer 14

26th October 1962, to remove missiles if blockade was lifted

Question 15

What was asked by the ussr of the uss to remove and when

Answer 15

Remove turkey missiles on October 27th 1962

Question 16

When did the crisis end and what the resolution

Answer 16

28th October 1962, turkey missiles removed quietly and soviet missiles removed