The Cuban Missile Crisis: origins (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of Cuban Revolution
Year of Cuban Revolution
1959
Leader who overthrew Batista
Leader who overthrew Batista
Fidel Castro
Cuban leader before Castro
Cuban leader before Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Batista's govt characteristics
Batista's govt characteristics
Corrupt and unpopular
Type of Castro's policies
Type of Castro's policies
Socialist
Country Castro developed ties with
Country Castro developed ties with
Soviet Union
Date of Bay of Pigs invasion
Date of Bay of Pigs invasion
17 April 1961
Bay of Pigs invasion outcome
Bay of Pigs invasion outcome
Failed catastrophically
What Castro declared after Bay of Pigs
What Castro declared after Bay of Pigs
He was a communist
CIA's attempts against Castro
CIA's attempts against Castro
Assassination attempts
US response to Castro's govt
US response to Castro's govt
Refused to officially recognise it
US-backed troops at Bay of Pigs
US-backed troops at Bay of Pigs
1,400
Castro's troops at Bay of Pigs
Castro's troops at Bay of Pigs
20,000
Cuba's status with US before 1959
Cuba's status with US before 1959
Close ally with strong economic ties
Alliance strengthened after Bay of Pigs
Alliance strengthened after Bay of Pigs
Soviet-Cuban alliance