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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1961 - 1962
7. Write down two things which the USA did to try and undermine/damage Cuba and
Castro before they stopped trading with Cuba and before the attempted overthrow of
April 1961. 4 mks
9. Write a few sentences about the Bay of Pigs attack…who, what ,when, why and
result? 8 mks
10. What did the USSR announce publically for the first time about Cuba in May 1962? 2
mks
11. On what date did a USA spy plane photograph missile sites on Cuba? 3 mks
12. Give five options which were open to Kennedy – give a ‘for’ and ‘against’ for each
option 10 mks
13. Which option did he choose? 2 mks
14. What did Khrushchev’s first letter to Kennedy state on 26th October? 3 mks
15. What did Khrushchev’s second letter state and what did Kennedy do about it 4 mks
16. Why was Kennedy advised to launch an attack on Cuba on 27th October; what had
happened earlier that day? 2 mks
17. Give five possible reasons why the USSR put nuclear missiles on Cuba. 5 mks
18. Write down three successes for Kennedy as a result of the crisis and two failures. 3
mks
19. Write down three successes for Khrushchev as a result of the crisis and two failures 5
mks
20. Write down three ways in which the crisis eased the Cold War. 3 mks