Day 1 CMC
What was the name of the Cuban leader during the crisis?
Fidel Castro
what is a framework and give one example
a framework is a document relevant to a certain topic, examples include constitutions, resolutions, treaties, and conventions
emperor hirohito announced japan’s surrender over the radio. what did the day of the japanese surrender come to be known as? (15th of august, 1945)
V-J day / victory in japan day
What type of government did the U.S. support during the Cold War, in contrast to the USSR?
Capitalist
When did the crisis occur?
1962
what does the Brezhnev doctrine state?
the Brezhnev doctrine states that the USSR should interfere in socialist countries when socialism was threatened
this treaty led to the end of the euromissile crisis. it guaranteed that the US and USSR will dismantle or diminish the number of nuclear weapons in europe. what’s the name of this treaty?
the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty
Who led the Cuban Revolution and took power in 1959?
Fidel Castro
What was the name of the bay that the Americans invaded a short while before the crisis?
Bay of Pigs
who sent a letter to President Kennedy on October 28, 1962 and what did this letter state
Khrushchev, and he explained that he wanted peace but the US has to stop its imperialist actions; the funding of anti-Cuban terrorists and espionage
A line that divides the communist north korea from the non-communist south korea. what is the name of this imaginary line?
38th parallel
What major economic move did Fidel Castro make after coming to power that angered the U.S. and led to worsening relations?
He nationalized American-owned businesses and land in Cuba without compensation.
Name one reason for the placement of missiles in Cuba by Khrushchev
To deter invasions of Cuba
To counteract US missiles in turkey and Italy
To protect Cuba from American or Chinese influence
To possibly act as leverage for taking West Berlin
did the US publicly announce the removal of the missiles from Turkey? why or why not?
No, because the US's position in the NATO would've been threatened. It removed them secretly
this soviet premier demanded that the US cease their forces placed in berlin and declared that if the demand isn’t fulfilled, the USSR will dishonor the postwar agreements. who is he?
nikita khrushchev
Why did the Cuban Revolution alarm the United States and intensify Cold War tensions?
Cuba adopted communism and allied with the Soviet Union, posing a direct ideological and military threat.