Results of the crisis (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Cuban Missile Crisis month and year
Cuban Missile Crisis month and year
October 1962
Duration of Cuban Missile Crisis
Duration of Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days
Distance of Cuba from US mainland
Distance of Cuba from US mainland
90 miles
What USA secretly removed as concession
What USA secretly removed as concession
Jupiter missiles from Turkey
What happened to Khrushchev in 1964
What happened to Khrushchev in 1964
Removed from power
Who replaced Khrushchev in 1964
Who replaced Khrushchev in 1964
Leonid Brezhnev
Most dangerous day of the crisis
Most dangerous day of the crisis
October 27, 1962
Definition of détente
Definition of détente
Period of reduced tension between East and West
Communication link established 1963
Communication link established 1963
Hotline Agreement
First major arms control agreement of Cold War
First major arms control agreement of Cold War
Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
When USSR achieved nuclear parity with USA
When USSR achieved nuclear parity with USA
1965
What does MAD stand for
What does MAD stand for
Mutually Assured Destruction
What did 1967 Outer Space Treaty do
What did 1967 Outer Space Treaty do
Limited nuclear weapons deployment in space
Year of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Year of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1968
US troops assembled Oct 26 for Cuba invasion
US troops assembled Oct 26 for Cuba invasion
Over 120,000