History Final: The Cuban Missile Crisis
What were the USSR submarines sent to do?
4 subs sent with nuclear torpedoes; if found, given orders to shoot;subs surrender due to the commander overrides to order to shoot, UN forces USSR to remove missiles from Cuba
1961*
Berlin wall is built, Bay of Pigs invasion
1947
CIA is established
1959*
Castro comes to power, allies with Soviet Union
1949*
Chinese Communist Rebellion, NATO is established, USSR drops first atomic bomb
Which DEFCON was reached?
DEFCON 2
Why is the Cuban Missile Crisis important?
DEFCON 2, close to nuclear war, US fights back communism, climax of the Cold War
What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Eisenhower's idea, 1200 Cuban exiles attack Cuba, fails, JFK apologizes= US loves him
What is EXCOMM?
Executive Committee that advised JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was the leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Who was the leader of the United States?
John F. Kennedy
1953*
Joseph Stalin dies, replaced by Malenkov, replaced by Krushchev
1954
KGB (Committee for State Security) is formed
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
What did the Soviet Union send to Cuba?
Nuclear weapons, confirmed using satellites, US panics
When did the Missile Crisis take place?
October 14-28, 1962
1957
Russia is the first nation to go to space
What was the arms race based on?
Threats and paranoia
What was the Cuban Project?
US's plan to assassinate Castro, explosives put in cigars and seashells, fails
1945
WWII ends, atomic bomb is dropped, arms race begins
1955
Warsaw Pact is signed
What did the EXCOMM meeting decide?
decide whether to bomb, negotiate, blockade, or invade Cuba, blockade won
