Question 1
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When did Castro seize control of Cuba?
Question 2
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What did JFK call Castro?
Question 3
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Cuba is an island just [blank_start]90[blank_end] miles off the coast of Florida.
Until 1959, it was closely allied to the United States under the leadership of the right-wing dictator, General [blank_start]Batista[blank_end]. There was considerable American [blank_start]investment[blank_end] in Cuba as many American companies had links there.
Americans owned most of the [blank_start]businesses[blank_end], banks, sugar and tobacco [blank_start]plantations[blank_end], as well as a large [blank_start]naval[blank_end] base.
The USA was the chief consumer of Cuba’s [blank_start]sugar[blank_end] and tobacco. In [blank_start]1959[blank_end], Batista was overthrown in a [blank_start]revolution[blank_end] led by Fidel [blank_start]Castro[blank_end].
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90
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Batista
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investment
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businesses
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plantations
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naval
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sugar
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1959
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revolution
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Castro
Question 4
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One of Castro’s first moves was to go to the USA to secure support for his new state, but President Eisenhower refused to speak with him
Question 5
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Castro had not been a communist before 1960, but was drawn to communism by the friendship and support offered by Khrushchev and his government.
Question 6
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The USA now had a pro-[blank_start]communist[blank_end] state ‘in its own [blank_start]backyard[blank_end]’ or in their ‘[blank_start]sphere[blank_end] of influence’ and this was going to really test the American policy of [blank_start]containment[blank_end].
The struggle for Cuba was part of the [blank_start]worldwide[blank_end] [blank_start]Cold[blank_end] War and a [blank_start]belief[blank_end] that communism was on the move and [blank_start]threatening[blank_end] the USA on its doorstep.
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communist
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backyard
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sphere
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containment
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worldwide
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Cold
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belief
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threatening
Question 7
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The [blank_start]Monroe[blank_end] Doctrine came into play in the struggle for Cuba. This dated back to [blank_start]1823[blank_end] when the USA declared that they had a right to [blank_start]defend[blank_end] themselves and their ‘[blank_start]sphere[blank_end] of influence’ if a European power threatened their interests. [blank_start]Khrushchev[blank_end] rejected the claim of The Monroe Doctrine and declared that it was dead.
The USA warned the Soviets that it was violating the Doctrine and therefore the USA would have to impose heavy sanctions.
They would use the Doctrine as a justification for [blank_start]covert[blank_end] operations that would eventually take place.
On the other hand, the Soviets warned that they would [blank_start]defend[blank_end] Cuba if it were to be attacked by the USA.
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Monroe
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Marilyn
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Washington
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1823
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1723
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1623
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defend
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attack
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expand
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sphere
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globe
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scale
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Khrushchev
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Castro
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JFK
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covert
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overt
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defend
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invade
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nuke
Question 8
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Which word best describes the relationship between the USA and Cuba between 1959 and 1961
Question 9
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In 1959, Castro attempted to get American aid for the development of Cuba, but this was turned down by President Eisenhower. He also refused to meet with Castro when he visited the USA in 1959.
Question 10
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What did Eisenhower do to
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reduced the amount of Cuban sugar the US bought by 95 per cent
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imposed a trade embargo on Cuban goods, depriving Cubans of a market for their sugar and tobacco
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stopped economic aid and banned all USA trade with Cuba.
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cut off diplomatic relations
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invited Castro to round table discussion to try an improve relations
Question 11
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When was the Bay of Pigs landing?
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April 1959
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April 1960
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April 1961
Question 12
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The Bay of Pigs: In April 1961, just after he was installed as [blank_start]President[blank_end] of the USA, John F Kennedy approved a plan to [blank_start]invade[blank_end] Cuba and overthrow [blank_start]communism[blank_end]. The CIA landed [blank_start]1,400[blank_end] Cuban [blank_start]exiles[blank_end] at the Bay of Pigs on the southern coast of Cuba with the aim of [blank_start]provoking[blank_end] an anti-[blank_start]communist[blank_end] uprising. Almost at the last minute, Kennedy [blank_start]cancelled[blank_end] an order that had promised the Cuban resistance US [blank_start]Air Force[blank_end] support for their [blank_start]coup d’etat[blank_end]. The lack of air support meant the [blank_start]rebels[blank_end] were easily [blank_start]defeated[blank_end] when they were met by [blank_start]20,000[blank_end] heavily armed Cuban troops. All were captured or killed.
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President
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invade
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communism
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1,400
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exiles
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provoking
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communist
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cancelled
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Air Force
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coup d’etat
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rebels
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defeated
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20,000
Question 13
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What was the name of the Soviet operation to place missiles in Cuba?