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THECOLD WAR
DIVIDESTHE
WORLD
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1959Fidel Castro leads a revolution
in Cuba
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1. How did revolution affect Cuba?
•First: Economy, Health Care & Literacy improved
•Later: Harsh dictatorship violated basic rights
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1961Castro turns back Cuban invasion at Bay of Pigs
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2. Why did the U.S. support the invasion?
•U.S. relations w/ Cuba had gone sour. Based mainly on Castro’s communist ties.
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1962United States demands that
Soviets withdraw missiles from Cuba
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3. How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
•U.S. blockade of Cuba, troops put on alert
•Khrushchev removes missiles w/ U.S. promise not to invade Cuba
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1979Communist Sandinista rebels
overthrow dictatorship in Nicaragua
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4. What were the consequences of civil war for Nicaragua?
•A weakened economy & Political unrest
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1981Iran releases U.S. hostages
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5. Why did the Ayatollah Khomeini hate the United States?
•The U.S. had supported the Shah & the westernization of Iran
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1988UN ceasefire ends hostilities
between Iraq & Iran
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6. What part did the U.S. play in this Muslim war?
•Secretly sold arms to Iran (Iran - Contra Affair)
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1989Soviet union withdraws its forces from Afghanistan
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7. How was the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan similar to U.S.
involvement in Vietnam?•Both were long, costly wars
•Superpowers overpowered by rebel forces