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Section IV (Change in the Modern World): The Cold War 1945-1991
Quick questions on Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962: HSC Modern History Cold War
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What is the discovery, 14 October 1962?Show answer
U-2 reconnaissance photographs taken on 14 October 1962 by Major Richard Heyser over San Cristobal, Cuba, were analysed at the National Photographic Interpretation Center on 15 October. McGeorge Bundy briefed Kennedy on the morning of 16 October. The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) convened the same day.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from Kennedy's televised address (22 October 1962) imposing a naval quarantine on Cuba. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain American options during the Cuban Missile Crisis. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which Kennedy's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis was a success. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Sheldon Stern and Aleksandr Fursenko/Timothy Naftali on the role of Khrushchev in the Cuban Missile Crisis. [10 marks]
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