Bay of Pigs
The date of the Bay of Pigs invasion
17th of April 1961
The number of days it went for.
13 days
Name of the US and USSR leaders during the CMC
Nikita Khrushchev and John, F Kennedy
This body of water borders Cuba to the north and east.
The Atlantic Ocean
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An argument and link to the question.
Number of Ex-Cuban members who invaded the country
Roughly 1,400
What did the US do in response
Create a naval blockade
Which leader looked weak after the CMC?
Nikita Khrushchev
This small country was also targeted by U.S. covert operations in 1954 to overthrow a left-leaning government.
Guatemala
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Express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
Why did the invasion fail?
The lack of air support and poor planning largely to do with the invasion relying on Cuba's population also revolting.
What deal ended the crisis?
The U.S. agreed to remove missiles from Turkey in exchange for this.
What was Robert F. Kennedy’s role?
He served as U.S. Attorney General and advised JFK during the crisis.
This major Cold War event in Europe, involving a divided city, happened just a year before the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The construction of the Berlin Wall
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How did the invasion affect U.S.-Cuba relations?
It led to a dramatic severing of diplomatic relations and the move, from Cuba, towards the USSR support, thus furthering the Cold War
Fidel Castro wrote a letter urging Khrushchev to do this if the U.S. invaded Cuba.
Launch an nuclear first strike
This military figure strongly advised JFK to bomb the missile sites in Cuba.
General Kurtis LeMay
This anti-communist ideology shaped U.S. policy in Latin America, often leading to support for authoritarian regimes.
The Truman Doctrine
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Social
Political
Economic
Religious
Military
Following the invasion, JFK publicly took responsibility but privately blamed this intelligence organization.
The CIA
Outline the diplomatic impact the CMC had.
It was the initial event behind the negotiations of Nuclear warheads in all countries and the restrictions and policies which surround the use of them in warfare.
This Cuban revolutionary figure was second-in-command to Fidel Castro and played a key role in the Cuban government.
Raul Castro
This 1823 U.S. policy warned Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
The Munroe Doctrine
This type of historical writing critically examines how sources, such as documents, testimonies, and artifacts, are shaped by the biases, context, and perspectives of those who created them. Historians using this approach seek to understand the underlying motives and interpretations behind historical evidence.
Historiography