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WorksheetsGCSE History: Cuba and the Cold War
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 38mins
In what year did the Spanish-American war end, resulting in the independence of Cuba?
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When did Batista come to power in Cuba?
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Batista left Cuba after his presidential term to go to America where he said he 'felt safer there'. When did his presidential term end?
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Batista returned to Cuba in an American-backed military coup. In what year did he return?
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In what year and month did a group of revolutionaries including Fidel Castro call for revolution?
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What was the name of the barracks that they attacked in Santiago?
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At the beginning of 1959, what percentage of the Cuban sugar industry did American businessmen own?
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At the beginning of 1959, what percentage of imports were from America?
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Who was the former ambassador to Cuba who said to the Senate in 1960 that the ambassador to Cuba was 'sometimes even more important than the Cuban president'?
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In what month and year did Castro return to Cuba?
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How many supporters did Castro arrive with?
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Which one of these was not something that Americans supplied Batista with?
Napalm
Tanks
Planes
Troops
When did the 45 organisation announce there support for Castro?
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When did Batista flee the country? (exact date)
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In what month and year did Castro visit the US?
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Eisenhower refused to meet him, who did he meet instead?
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When did Castro begin his process of nationialisation?
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In what month and year did Castro begin press censorship?
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In what month and year did the US begin their economic embargo on Cuba?
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What was Castro awarded that cemented the relationship between Cuba and the USSR?
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How much did the Americans spend on training Cuban exiles for a coup?
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On what day did the CIA bomb 3 Cuban airfields?
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When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
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Of the 1500 ground troops, how many were captured?
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How many were killed?
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When did Khrushchev send missiles to Cuba?
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On what day did the Americans first photograph the warheads?
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On what day did the quarantine begin?
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On what day did Kennedy announce DEFCON 3?
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On what day did the UN secretary general call for compromise?
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By the 25th October, how many troops had amassed in Florida, ready for invasion?
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What day did Khrushchev send his first letter promising that the missiles would be withdrawn if the Americans promised not to invade?
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On what day did Cuban forces shoot down an American plane?
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What was the name of the ship that attempted to force a soviet submarine to surface? The sub captain wanted to start a nuclear strike but was overruled
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What was the eventual compromise?
All out war
Soviets would pull nuclear weapons out of Turkey in exchange for the Americans doing the same
The US would pull warheads from Turkey if Khrushchev resigned
The US would pull warheads from Turkey and the USSR would pull warheads from Cuba
When was the partial test ban treaty signed?
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On what day was Khrushchev ousted?
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Where else did Kennedy remove missiles from (apart from Turkey)?
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What was put in place to be used in the future if any conflict arouse like this?
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