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Causes of Cuban
Missile Crisis
(HISTORY GCSE)
- The location of
Cuba-only 160 km from
the coast of Florida-gave
it great strategic
importance.
- When Castro came to power
in 1959, he started to
Nationalise all
foreign-owned land,
property and oil refineries.
In January 1960 he made an
alliance with USSR, who
promised to buy Cuba's
sugar (previously sold to
USA). USA did not like this
arrangement, so in October
1960, they stopped all trade
with Cuba.
- Bay of pigs, 1961
- 1. John F. Kennedy
became
president in Jan'
11961. In the
early days of
presidency, he
was persuaded
by CIA that Fidel
Castro could be
overthrown by
supports of
former Cuban
ruler, Batista.
- 2. The rebels, backed
by the Americans,
landed at the bay of
Pigs, on Cuba's south
coast, In April 1961.
The attack was a total
disaster. The rebels
received no local
support and were
defeated in a few
days. Kennedy was
severely
embarrassed. He
realised that he had
been wrongly
advised.
- 1. John F. Kennedy
became
president in Jan'
11961. In the
early days of
presidency, he
was persuaded
by CIA that Fidel
Castro could be
overthrown by
supports of
former Cuban
ruler, Batista.
- In 1961 Castro publicly declared himself a
communist. This declaration convinced the USA that
Cuba was now a satellite state of USSR. Meanwhile
the USA launched "Operation Mongoose", a plan to
replace Castro as ruler of Cuba by Oct' 1962. Cuba
now had to depend on USSR for military protection.
June 1962 Castro to receive huge shipments of Soviet
arms, aircraft, gun boat and ground-to-air missiles.
- In September 1962,
medium-range offensive
nuclear missiles and
bomber planes arrived in
Cuba. USA new about these
weapons, but the Soviets
insisted they were
defensive. 14th October
1962, U-2 planes
photographed Soviet
missiles in place on launch
pads in Cuba. the
photographs proved Soviets
lied. The missiles had a
range of 4000 km, therefore,
most large American cities
were within their range of
attack. More ships carrying
missiles were reported to be
on the way from USSR to
Cuba.
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