Soviets Cubans Americans Prior to Outcome
100
Who was the first leader of the USSR during the crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
100
Who was the leader of Cuba during the crisis?
Fidel Castro
100
Who was the leader of America during the crisis?
JFK
100
What was the invasion between America and Cuba?
Bay of Pigs invasion.
100
What happened between the U.S. and USSR?
Opened up communication.
200
Who took over for Nikita Khrushchev?
Leonid Brezhnev
200
What was the struggle between Castro and Khrushchev?
Weak communications.
200
Why didn't JFK take action sooner?
Fear of all-out nuclear war.
200
What did the Cubans have that the U.S. didn't have?
Stronger defensive front
200
What was the main result of the crisis?
Missiles were removed from Turkey and Cuba.
300
What was the motive of the USSR?
To protect Cuba/Power move
300
Why did they allow the bombs to be put in there?
Prevention of any future invasions.
300
How did the U.S. find out about the bombs?
Flew U-2 planes and took pictures over Cuba
300
Where did the U.S. already have bombs?
Turkey
300
What did the publication of prevention do?
Boosted JFK's image.
400
How did Nikita Khrushchev describe the first letter from JFK?
An act of aggression.
400
What was Cubas motive?
Did what it took to be protected.
400
What did the loss of the invasion do to JFK?
Bad reputation with the public.
400
What was the main reason for the Soviets to get involved?
To benefit the Soviets?
400
How was the problem solved?
They persuaded/compromised.
500
What was JFK's original plan?
To launch an attack on Cuba.
500
How did Cuba work with the USSR?
Secretively
500
How did the U.S. prevent war?
Naval Blockade
500
How many letters were sent out between JFK and Khrushchev?
10 written letters.
500
What did this event inspire in the future?
A treaty banning atmospheric and underwater nuclear testing.






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