Cuba and the Cold War

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Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?

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The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.

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Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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John F. Kennedy

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How did the United States discover that nuclear missiles were being installed into Cuba?

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Pictures from a U-2 spy plane

Front

What event took place prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis that led to Cuba asking for help from the Soviet Union? Options: Vietnam War, Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs, Korean War

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Bay of Pigs

Front

What did the U.S. agree to do in order to get the Soviet Union to remove their missiles from Cuba? Options: Remove their missiles from Berlin, Remove their missiles from Turkey, Remove their missiles from Iran, None of these

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Remove their missiles from Turkey

Front

Which leader was NOT involved in the negotiations for the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Castro

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What did the U.S. do once they discovered the missiles in Cuba?

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formed a blockade against new weapons entering Cuba

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_________________________ assumed military and political power during the Cuban Revolution.

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Fidel Castro

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Under Fidel Castro, Cuba became a __________________________ (form of gov’t) country.

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communist

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The __________________________ was an invasion by U.S.-trained Cuban exiles in an attempt to take down Fidel Castro.

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Bay of Pigs