Cuban missile crisis recap

Who ruled Cuba before the revolution?​

• Castro

• Truman

• Batista

Who led the revolution and when did it succeed?​

• Fidel Castro, 01/01/59.​

• Batista, 01/01/59

• Fidel Castro, 02/02/59

• Batista, 02/02/59

What is the Bay of Pigs?​

• 1500 Castro supporters invaded USA to try and get rid of Kennedy

• 1500 anti-Castro Cuban exiles invaded Cuba to try and get rid of Castro

• 1500 anti-Castro supporters invaded USSR to try and get rid of Khrushchev

Which president's term was the Bay of Pigs planned during?

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Truman

Which president's term was the Bay of Pigs executed under?

• Eisenhower 1961.

• Kennedy 1961.

• Reagan 1961.

What started the Crisis?

• US spy planes spotted Soviet missile sites in Cuba.​

• USSR spy planes spotted US missile sites in Cuba.​

• UK spy planes spotted Soviet missile sites in Cuba.​

What did the US do to place pressure on Cuba?​

• Trade embargo.

• Threaten a nuclear attack.

• Naval Blockade.​

What ended the crisis?​

• Last minute negotiations - USSR to remove missiles in exchange for the US removing missiles from Turkey.

• Last minute negotiations - US to remove missiles in exchange for the USSR removing missiles from Turkey.

• Last minute negotiations - USSR to remove missiles in exchange for the US removing missiles from UK.