4-21, Cuban Missile Crisis

4-21, Cuban Missile Crisis

Take own notes on your Study Guide as you go through today's lesson and response to the questions.

Multiple Choice

The Cuban Revolution resulted in

• increased trade with the United States.

• a government that soon adopted communist reforms and ideals.

• a Cold War ally with the United States.

• a more US friendly government than had existed there in the 1950s.

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is TRUE?

• it caused a revolution to take place in Cuba

• it took place after a secret Cuban plot to invade Florida was discovered

• it was planned as a secret invasion of Cuba

  led by the CIA

• Kennedy allowed it only after it was confirmed that Soviet missiles were in Cuba

Multiple Choice

The Bay of Pigs resulted in which of these?

• the Soviet Union installed nuclear missiles in

  Cuba

• the United Nations demanded immediate Soviet withdrawal from Cuba

• U.S. forces withdrew from all Latin American

  countries

• protests demanding US withdrawal from Cuba occurred on college campuses across the country

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a DIRECT result of the Bay of Pigs incident?

• the Berlin Blockade was broken by the U.S.

• the Cuban government became more closely aligned with Soviet Union

• the world was almost plunged into a nuclear war

• the United States sent troops into Vietnam to fight

Multiple Choice

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when

• the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba.

• the United Nations allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in Key West.

• CIA-backed rebels were defeated by the Cuban army at the Bay of Pigs.

• a nuclear disarmament plan for the US and the Soviet Union was agreed upon.

Multiple Choice

Which of these events occurred during the era of the Superpowers (the Cold War)?

• the rise of imperialism in western Europe

• attacks by Muslim extremists on the United States

• free trade among the countries of North

  America

• the presence of Communist governments in the Western Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST describes the role played by the United States in this process?

• The United States freed all of its colonial

  possessions.

• The United States backed new governments which were anti-communist.

• The United States refused to intervene due to its antiapartheid movement.

Multiple Choice

Kennedy's speech is critical of Soviet-backed actions in what country?

• Cuba

• Poland

• Germany

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

What was the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The ambassadors from both countries came to an agreement to remove missiles from the countries each were concerned about

• The President and Soviet Premier decided that they would both agree to disagree without fighting

• Kennedy lifted the blockade but Cuba still had missiles on it

• Khrushchev decided to remove missiles from Cuba to get the blockade lifted without talking to the US first, as an act of good faith

Multiple Choice

What was the lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Politics should only be left to the people to vote on each issue as it comes up

• Governments should never get involved with other governments, unless there is a war going on

• Politics are fragile and need to be handled diplomatically to prevent future problems

• All nuclear weapons should be banned and never used in the world by any country

Multiple Choice

Use the diagram to answer the question.

Which BEST completes the diagram?

• communism

• imperialism

• socialism

• nationalism

Multiple Choice

This time period in US History lasted from 1890-1915 and included the Spanish American War, the annexation of Puerto Rico, and Cuban independence from Spain.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• WWI

• Western Expansion

Multiple Choice

What imperialist philosophy does this drawing represent as a satire?

• Cultural Hegemony

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• White Man's Burden

Multiple Choice

Which event sparked the Spanish-American War?

• The sinking of the USS Maine
• Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
• The building of the Panama Canal
• The Platt Amendment

Multiple Choice

How were Cubans living in Florida affected by the Spanish American War?

• They grew food to send to soldiers fighting in Cuba.

• They built ships to help take soldiers to Cuba to fight.

• They raised money to help support Cuba’s fight for freedom.

• They wanted to leave so they could fight in the war back in Cuba.

Multiple Choice

This picture represents the the Spanish-American war and media outlets at the time.

Which new technique of writing led to an increase in the sales of newspapers and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American war?

• Muckraking Journalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Jingoism

• Social Darwinism

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the "Open Door Policy"?

• To ensure the United States and other nations would enjoy equal trading rights in China.

• To ensure the United States would solely enjoy equal trading rights in China.

• To ensure Japan and Russia would enjoy equal trading rights in China.

• To ensure Britain and the United States would enjoy equal trading rights in China.

Multiple Choice

What was the MAIN reason that the U.S. wanted to build a canal across the isthmus of Panama?

• to connect the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
• to support Panama's revolution for independence.
• to allow Columbia to regain Panama as a protectorate.
• to allow merchant ships from all nations a quicker sea route around South America.

Multiple Choice

How is yellow fever related to the Panama Canal?

• yellow fever threatened to raise the cost of the Panama Canal beyond what Congress would support

• the Panama Canal was needed to ship medical supplies to combat yellow fever in California

• yellow fever was used by the US to force Columbia to turn over territory needed to build the canal

• workers from the Panama Canal project spread yellow fever to the east coast, causing the death of over 400,000 Americans

Multiple Choice

This political cartoon best represents what historical U.S. policy?

• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• Building of the Panama Canal

• American Expansion

• Cuban Revolution

Multiple Choice

Why does the cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?

• Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

• Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests.

• Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

• Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

Multiple Choice

This quote is an expression of which foreign policy position?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Open Door policy

• The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Multiple Choice

What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy that stated that the U.S. would use military power to protect the country and our interests in Latin America?

• Moral Diplomacy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the name of William H. Taft's foreign policy approach that encouraged companies to build railroads, post offices, and government buildings in countries they wanted to do business with?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What was Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy approach called in which he believed that America should be an example of democracy to other nations?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• None of the above