Cold War crises, 1958-70 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Cuban Missile Crisis - when?
Cuban Missile Crisis - when?
October 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis - duration?
Cuban Missile Crisis - duration?
13 days
Reduced tension period after crisis?
Reduced tension period after crisis?
Détente
US guarantee to Cuba after crisis?
US guarantee to Cuba after crisis?
No invasion of Cuba
Secret US missile withdrawal location?
Secret US missile withdrawal location?
Turkey (and Italy)
Khrushchev's fate after crisis?
Khrushchev's fate after crisis?
Removed from power; Brezhnev took over 1964
American 'doves' - meaning?
American 'doves' - meaning?
Politicians who favored peaceful solutions over military action
Hotline Agreement - purpose?
Hotline Agreement - purpose?
Direct communication channel between Washington & Moscow
Limited Test Ban Treaty - when & what?
Limited Test Ban Treaty - when & what?
Aug 1963; banned nuclear tests except underground
Nuclear parity achieved by USSR - when?
Nuclear parity achieved by USSR - when?
1965
MAD - meaning?
MAD - meaning?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Outer Space Treaty - year & purpose?
Outer Space Treaty - year & purpose?
1967; prevented nuclear weapons in space
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - year?
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - year?
1968
Oct 16, 1962 - event?
Oct 16, 1962 - event?
US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba via U-2 spy plane
Oct 22, 1962 - event?
Oct 22, 1962 - event?
Kennedy announced naval blockade & demanded missile removal