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1
Q

What was agreed to end the missile crisis?

A
  • USSR would remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba
  • The USA would promise never to try and invade Cuba
  • The US would, in secret, remove its missiles from Turkey
2
Q

Who lost personal prestige as a result of the crisis?

A

Khrushchev - because the US missile removal was kept secret, he looked like he had won nothing

3
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When was Khrushchev forced to resign?

A

In 1964 - two years after the crisis

4
Q

Why did Khrushchev claim he had actually achieved a victory?

A

He claimed he achieved both his aims:

  • America never attacked Cuba
  • US missiles in Turkey were removed
5
Q

How did the West see JFK after the missile crisis?

A

As a hero

6
Q

What was set up between the two countries after the crisis?

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A telephone hotline - which would allow the leaders to communicate directly in the event of another crisis

7
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What was signed in 1963?

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A Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

8
Q

What did the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty do?

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It prohibited all testing of nuclear weapons (except underground detonations)

9
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What was signed in 1968?

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A Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - which said neither the US or USSR would supply nuclear technology to smaller countries

10
Q

How did Castro feel about the crisis?

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He was furious with Khrushchev for abandoning Cuba

11
Q

Did relations improve between the USA and Cuba?

A

Not really

  • Cuba remained communist
  • the USA kept its trade restrictions on Cuba
  • Castro kept control of American owned businesse in Cuba
12
Q

Who (slightly surprisingly) criticised the USA?

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Some people in Britain - pointing out the hypocrisy of the US complaining about missiles in Cuba when they had missiles in Turkey