History 11: Cuban Missile Crisis – Flashcards
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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As a response to the U.S. placing missiles in Turkey, the U.S.S.R. placed missiles in Cuba facing the U.S.
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H Bomb
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After Russia built this bomb first, the U.S. then began to build a bomb that has no limit as to the amount of power released.
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Warsaw Pact
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In response to NATO, the U.S.S.R. made a pact with all Communist nations in Eastern Europe.
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Bay of Pigs
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Failed invasion of Cuba by the U.S. to get rid of the Cuban Communist government.
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Mutual Assured Destruction
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Use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.
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Korean War
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The U.S. becomes involved in order to help stop the spread of Communism in Korea. The war ended in a tie.
