CNN Cold War documentary part 10:
​Cuba

During and/or after the video, you should be able to answer the following questions.

You may or not be tested on the following questions upon my return to ensure that you are paying attention...
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​ ​1.​ ​Who took control of Cuba in 1959?
1a. Who did he overthrow and how did he deal with his ​enemies? ​
​2.​ ​Which leader met with Castro and which did not? ​ ​ ​ ​
3.​ ​Why did Castro have to take over the foreign oil refineries in Cuba? ​ ​ ​ ​
4.​ ​What was the USA’s response to the Cubans? ​ ​ ​ ​
5.​ ​What was the CIA’s secret plan to retake Cuba? ​ ​ ​ ​
6.​ ​What did this push Castro to declare about his Cuban revolution? ​ ​ ​
​7.​ ​What was the name of the American failed attempt to invade Cuba?
7a. Why did it fail? ​ ​ ​ ​
8.​ ​Why did the Cuban revolution scare the USA? ​ ​ ​ ​
9.​ ​What problem did the USSR have with its nuclear arsenal?
9a. How could Cuba solve this ​problem? ​ ​ ​ ​
10.​ ​How did the USA find out and convince themselves of nuclear missile sites? ​ 
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