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Who ruled Cuba before the revolution?
Castro
Truman
Batista
Who led the revolution and when did it succeed?
Fidel Castro, 01/01/59.
Batista, 01/01/59
Fidel Castro, 02/02/59
Batista, 02/02/59
What is the Bay of Pigs?
1500 Castro supporters invaded USA to try and get rid of Kennedy
1500 anti-Castro Cuban exiles invaded Cuba to try and get rid of Castro
1500 anti-Castro supporters invaded USSR to try and get rid of Khrushchev
Which president's term was the Bay of Pigs planned during?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
Which president's term was the Bay of Pigs executed under?
Eisenhower 1961.
Kennedy 1961.
Reagan 1961.
What started the Crisis?
US spy planes spotted Soviet missile sites in Cuba.
USSR spy planes spotted US missile sites in Cuba.
UK spy planes spotted Soviet missile sites in Cuba.
What did the US do to place pressure on Cuba?
Trade embargo.
Threaten a nuclear attack.
Naval Blockade.
What ended the crisis?
Last minute negotiations - USSR to remove missiles in exchange for the US removing missiles from Turkey.
Last minute negotiations - US to remove missiles in exchange for the USSR removing missiles from Turkey.
Last minute negotiations - USSR to remove missiles in exchange for the US removing missiles from UK.
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