History of Cuba
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Susannah Mize
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History of Cuba
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John F. Kennedy
President of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Fidel Castro
Led the Cuban Revolution and became the dictator of Cuba
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Nikita Khrushchev
Dictator of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis (Berlin Wall goes up)
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Cuban Revolution
In 1959, Fidel Castro succeeded in overthrowing Fulgencio Batista, who was the dictator at the time
Castro made himself the dictator of Cuba
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Fidel Castro is front and center after his successful overthrowing of the Cuban government
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Bay of Pigs
Unsuccessful in 1961 invasion of Cuba that was backed by the United States government (J.F.K)
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Dangerous confrontation in 1962 between the USA and the Soviet Union that could have resulted in a nuclear war.
Soviet Union built nuclear launch pads in Cuba.
J.F.K diffused the situation.
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Who's going to press their missile first?? Khrushchev (Soviet Union) or Kennedy (USA)
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Look at the places that would've been hit if Cuba had set off it's nuclear missile!
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Multiple Choice
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