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The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Why did Castro come to power - Janurary 1959
- Had help of Che Guevara
- Resentment of people against huge U.S. influence in the country
- Cuba too dependant of sugar export
- unemployement / no benefit
- difference between rich and poor large
- corrupt government
- No proper political system
- no prospect of peaceful social revolution
- Batista's harsh retalitation to Castro's rebel attacks
How did Castro's coming to power affect Cuban/US relations?
- At first he was tolerated (only social democrat)
- Enraged US by nationalising American owned industries
- Us embargoed Cuban sugar (1960) Cuba turns to USSR
- Janurary 1961 - US cuts off diplomatic relations with Cuba
The Missile Crisis
- April 1961 - Bay of Pigs
- CIA backed - easily crushed by Cuban forces
- Later that year, Castro announced Cuba was a socialist country
- CIA backed - easily crushed by Cuban forces
Khruschev decided to set up nuclear missile launch pads in Cuba. Since Jupiter missiles were in Turkey.
Why did Khruschev take these actions? October 1962
- Sieze back the initiative from the U.S. (ICBM's)
- Put U.S. in same pressure, as USSR from Turkey
- Gesture of solidarity to Castro
- Test the resolve of Kennedy
- A bargaining tool - to prevent U.S. invasion of Cuba
Kennedy's Reaction
- alert U.S. troops
- blockade Cuba
- demand dismantaling of weapons
Agreement was made after 13 days of tension
Result
- Khruschev promised to remove missiles
- Kennedy proposed never to invade Cuba, and dismantle Jupiter missiles in Turkey.
- Brought a marked relaxtion in tensions between US/USSR
- Hot line set up
- July 1963 - US, USSR, UK, signed Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Only underground tests.
However crisis should have never occured because Russians ICBM's could already reach the U.S...
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