Karteikarten
The Cuban Missile Crisis: the discovery
Karten in diesem Stapel (11)
- 1What was the USA split on, upon discovering the USSR's missile sites on Cuba?Attack while it could or do everything possible to avoid war
- 2What did the USSR see Cuba as?A fix to keep a key strategic problem: the USA had missiles close to the USSR but the USSR had no missiles close to the USA
- 3Name a place close to the USSR the Americans had missiles.Britain
- 4Why did Cubans want Soviet missiles in Cuba?They saw Soviet missiles as a great way to prevent the USA from invading Cuba again
- 5When did Soviet ships start to carry nuclear weapons to Cuba?September 1962
- 6When did the USA discover the USSR were shipping missiles to Cuba?October 1962, US spy planes photographed Cuban missile sites
- 7What happened when the USA public found out there were nuclear weapons in Cuba?There was sheer panic throughout the country
- 8What were the seven choices Kennedy could choose from the retaliate against the missile crisis?1) Ignore it
2) Do a deal with the USSR
3) Invade Cuba
4) Nuclear attack
5) Destroy the missile sites
6) Blockade Cuba
7) Warn Castro that his actions put Cuba in grave danger - 9Why may have a second invasion of Cuba been inviting for the President?The USA could get rid of the Castro government at the same time
- 10As Kennedy's advisers, what did the 'hawks' want?America to attack straight away
- 11As Kennedy's advisers, what did the 'doves' want?To avoid nuclear war if at all possible