Confrontation between the Superpowers (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date U-2 shot down over Cuba
Date U-2 shot down over Cuba
27 October 1962
Kennedy's strategy with Khrushchev's letters
Kennedy's strategy with Khrushchev's letters
Ignored 2nd letter, responded only to 1st
Secret deal between RFK & Dobrynin
Secret deal between RFK & Dobrynin
US would remove missiles from Turkey secretly
Date Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles
Date Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles
28 October 1962
Communication link established 1963 after crisis
Communication link established 1963 after crisis
Hot line between Kremlin & White House
When Moscow Test Ban Treaty came into force
When Moscow Test Ban Treaty came into force
October 1963
Testing NOT prohibited by Moscow Treaty
Testing NOT prohibited by Moscow Treaty
Underground nuclear tests
Soviet view of crisis outcome
Soviet view of crisis outcome
Humiliation & Cold War defeat
Cuba's status after crisis
Cuba's status after crisis
Remained communist state in US sphere of influence
Crisis pushed superpowers towards what?
Crisis pushed superpowers towards what?
Détente (enhanced cooperation)