Chapter 12 - Confrontation between the Superpowers
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slide1. Chapter 12 - Confrontation between the Superpowers US attitudes to Cuba and developments leading to the missile crisis
The Caribbean was regarded by the USA as its own 'back yard'. As such, America was determined to maintain stability there in order to protect its own national interests. The Cuban constitution gave the USA rights of intervention, and required Cuba to provide land for naval bases hence the US base at Guantanamo Bay today. The USA had a huge influence in the affairs of this apparently independent state but presented its relationship with Cuba as a benign and benevolent one.'
The Cuban nationalist, Fidel Castro, after a period in exile, returned to Cuba in December 1956 with his brother Raul Castro, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (an Argentine revolutionary) and 79 supporters. Castro and his followers were dubbed 'los barbudos' — the bearded ones. After a guerrilla campaign conducted against President Fulgencio Batista's regime, Castro's supporters began to swell. On 1 January 1959, Batista's regime collapsed and Castro rode triumphantly into Cuba's capital city, Havana. The immediate question was: How would the USA respond to this revolution, and what impact would the response have on international relations in general?
Early developments, 1958-60
America had shown little significant support for the Batista regime during Castro's revolution. While the revolution looked like a home-grown, nationalist, non-communist uprising with no direct external aid from communist states, the USA was willing to let it run its course. In May 1958 Vice President Richard Nixon had conducted a goodwill visit to a number of Latin American states, which led to a shift in US policy towards the region. Economic stability became a target and the USA supported the creation of a regional banking institution, the Inter-American Development Bank, and regional common markets. Dwight D. Eisenhower also agreed not to offer unconditional American support to dictators. He ordered an embargo on further arms shipments to Batista.
Castro needed the support of a great power, in order to manage the inevitable US response to his plans to reduce US economic and political influence in post-revolutionary Cuba. He had to maintain his own authority and Cuba's independence, and avoid alienating powerful internal and external allies. TASK 1: Highlight key information in each paragraph, add a title to the left and reduce to 1/2 bullet points or a couple images to the right. Add a title to the paragraph Reduce to images or 1/2 bullet points.<br>
slide2. In May 1959, Castro introduced a programme of agrarian reform, which led to considerable amounts of American-owned property being seized by the state. These early reforms were moderate rather than revolutionary, and they did not instantly generate a hostile US response. US fears of Cuba becoming a Soviet satellite in the Caribbean, and a base from where pro-communist regimes could be managed across Latin America, were heightened when Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan visited Cuba in February 1960 and arranged $100 million dollars in credits with Castro. This inevitably tied Cuba into not only an economic relationship with the Soviet Union, but also a political one.
The first shipment of crude oil from the USSR arrived in Cuba in April 1960, and when US-owned oil companies refused to refine it, Castro nationalised them. America immediately imposed economic sanctions on Cuba and reduced their imports of Cuban sugar by 95 per cent. This downward spiral in US-Cuban relations continued when Castro seized $1 billion worth of US assets on Cuba in October 1960. Castro needed the Soviet Union for both foreign and domestic reasons. By 1961, the USA decided that the time had come to remove Castro and his regime from Cuba. Add a title to the paragraph Reduce to images or 1/2 bullet points. TASK 2: How do these images represent what you have just read?<br>
slide3. TASK 3: Below is evidence which can be used to support one or more of the explanations above. Write in the letter of the statement in the correct place on the mindmap:
Protecting Cuba gave Khrushchev a reason to produce more nuclear missiles and warheads
Having missiles on Cuba would mean the USSR was closer to matching the number the USA had in place in Western Europe and Turkey.
The USSR had more medium and short range missiles (they were much cheaper than long range missiles). A launch site in Cuba was ideal as it was so close to the coastline of the USA.
By defending Castro, Khrushchev could ensure that the only Communist country in the USA’s sphere of influence remained Communist.
Cuba had been attacked once already by the USA. Although the Bay of Pigs attack was a fiasco for the USA, it could be seen as a sign that the US would attack again.
Khrushchev needed to strengthen his own political position within the USSR. Putting missiles on Cuba could show he was strong and standing up to the USA.
TASK 4:
Draw arrows on the mind map to show links between Khrushchev’s reasons for putting nuclear weapons on Cuba
Explain these links
Number the reasons from 1-5 according to which explanations you think is the most likely to be correct looking at the evidence (1 = most likely)
Explain your decisions in a paragraph on the next page Why did Khrushchev put missiles on Cuba?: Possible explanations Increase bargaining power with the USA Brinkmanship
(test the USA’s strength to see if they would back off or enter direct conflict) Close the ‘missile gap between the USA and USSR’ Defend Cuba Trap the USA into nuclear war<br>
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slide5. TASK 5: Cornell Notes from textbook/powerpoint<br>
slide6. TASK 5: Cornell Notes from textbook/powerpoint<br>
slide7. TASK 6: Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis. Choose two colours and symbols and highlight the consequences showing whether they show the USA won or the USSR. TASK 7 - Ultimately, who won and why?
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slide8. ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was a triumph for the Soviet Union’. Assess the validity of this view. Introduction of paragraph 1 agreeing List the historical knowledge that supports the statement. How does this historical knowledge answer the question Mini judgement on validity PARAGRAPH 1<br>
slide9. ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was a triumph for the Soviet Union’. Assess the validity of this view. Introduction of paragraph 1 disagreeing List the historical knowledge that supports the statement. How does this historical knowledge answer the question Mini judgement on validity PARAGRAPH 2<br>
slide11. NOTES
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slide12. NOTES
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The Caribbean was regarded by the USA as its own 'back yard'. As such, America was determined to maintain stability there in order to protect its own national interests. The Cuban constitution gave the USA rights of intervention, and required Cuba to provide land for naval bases hence the US base at Guantanamo Bay today. The USA had a huge influence in the affairs of this apparently independent state but presented its relationship with Cuba as a benign and benevolent one.'
The Cuban nationalist, Fidel Castro, after a period in exile, returned to Cuba in December 1956 with his brother Raul Castro, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (an Argentine revolutionary) and 79 supporters. Castro and his followers were dubbed 'los barbudos' — the bearded ones. After a guerrilla campaign conducted against President Fulgencio Batista's regime, Castro's supporters began to swell. On 1 January 1959, Batista's regime collapsed and Castro rode triumphantly into Cuba's capital city, Havana. The immediate question was: How would the USA respond to this revolution, and what impact would the response have on international relations in general?
Early developments, 1958-60
America had shown little significant support for the Batista regime during Castro's revolution. While the revolution looked like a home-grown, nationalist, non-communist uprising with no direct external aid from communist states, the USA was willing to let it run its course. In May 1958 Vice President Richard Nixon had conducted a goodwill visit to a number of Latin American states, which led to a shift in US policy towards the region. Economic stability became a target and the USA supported the creation of a regional banking institution, the Inter-American Development Bank, and regional common markets. Dwight D. Eisenhower also agreed not to offer unconditional American support to dictators. He ordered an embargo on further arms shipments to Batista.
Castro needed the support of a great power, in order to manage the inevitable US response to his plans to reduce US economic and political influence in post-revolutionary Cuba. He had to maintain his own authority and Cuba's independence, and avoid alienating powerful internal and external allies. TASK 1: Highlight key information in each paragraph, add a title to the left and reduce to 1/2 bullet points or a couple images to the right. Add a title to the paragraph Reduce to images or 1/2 bullet points.<br>
slide2. In May 1959, Castro introduced a programme of agrarian reform, which led to considerable amounts of American-owned property being seized by the state. These early reforms were moderate rather than revolutionary, and they did not instantly generate a hostile US response. US fears of Cuba becoming a Soviet satellite in the Caribbean, and a base from where pro-communist regimes could be managed across Latin America, were heightened when Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan visited Cuba in February 1960 and arranged $100 million dollars in credits with Castro. This inevitably tied Cuba into not only an economic relationship with the Soviet Union, but also a political one.
The first shipment of crude oil from the USSR arrived in Cuba in April 1960, and when US-owned oil companies refused to refine it, Castro nationalised them. America immediately imposed economic sanctions on Cuba and reduced their imports of Cuban sugar by 95 per cent. This downward spiral in US-Cuban relations continued when Castro seized $1 billion worth of US assets on Cuba in October 1960. Castro needed the Soviet Union for both foreign and domestic reasons. By 1961, the USA decided that the time had come to remove Castro and his regime from Cuba. Add a title to the paragraph Reduce to images or 1/2 bullet points. TASK 2: How do these images represent what you have just read?<br>
slide3. TASK 3: Below is evidence which can be used to support one or more of the explanations above. Write in the letter of the statement in the correct place on the mindmap:
Protecting Cuba gave Khrushchev a reason to produce more nuclear missiles and warheads
Having missiles on Cuba would mean the USSR was closer to matching the number the USA had in place in Western Europe and Turkey.
The USSR had more medium and short range missiles (they were much cheaper than long range missiles). A launch site in Cuba was ideal as it was so close to the coastline of the USA.
By defending Castro, Khrushchev could ensure that the only Communist country in the USA’s sphere of influence remained Communist.
Cuba had been attacked once already by the USA. Although the Bay of Pigs attack was a fiasco for the USA, it could be seen as a sign that the US would attack again.
Khrushchev needed to strengthen his own political position within the USSR. Putting missiles on Cuba could show he was strong and standing up to the USA.
TASK 4:
Draw arrows on the mind map to show links between Khrushchev’s reasons for putting nuclear weapons on Cuba
Explain these links
Number the reasons from 1-5 according to which explanations you think is the most likely to be correct looking at the evidence (1 = most likely)
Explain your decisions in a paragraph on the next page Why did Khrushchev put missiles on Cuba?: Possible explanations Increase bargaining power with the USA Brinkmanship
(test the USA’s strength to see if they would back off or enter direct conflict) Close the ‘missile gap between the USA and USSR’ Defend Cuba Trap the USA into nuclear war<br>
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slide5. TASK 5: Cornell Notes from textbook/powerpoint<br>
slide6. TASK 5: Cornell Notes from textbook/powerpoint<br>
slide7. TASK 6: Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis. Choose two colours and symbols and highlight the consequences showing whether they show the USA won or the USSR. TASK 7 - Ultimately, who won and why?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
slide8. ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was a triumph for the Soviet Union’. Assess the validity of this view. Introduction of paragraph 1 agreeing List the historical knowledge that supports the statement. How does this historical knowledge answer the question Mini judgement on validity PARAGRAPH 1<br>
slide9. ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis was a triumph for the Soviet Union’. Assess the validity of this view. Introduction of paragraph 1 disagreeing List the historical knowledge that supports the statement. How does this historical knowledge answer the question Mini judgement on validity PARAGRAPH 2<br>
slide11. NOTES
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slide12. NOTES
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