50s and Early 60s Cold War Crises

Who started the space race?

• The United States
• The Soviet Union
• England
• France

Who ended the space race?

• The United States
• The Soviet Union
• England
• France

How did the Space Race end?

• The United States sent up the largest satellite into space.
• The Soviet Union sent up the largest satellite into space.
• The United States landed on the moon.
• The Soviet Union landed on the moon.

In what year did the Cuban Revolution take place?

• 1958
• 1959
• 1960
• 1957

What game did Fidel Castro create as a kid in Cuba?

• He created a new version of soccer.
• He created a game of chicken where you rode a bike into a wall.
• He created a game where you saw who could jump off the highest cliff into a lake.
• He created a game where you would race through the streets of Havanna, Cuba.

What landed on Fidel Castro's shoulder during his speech in Havana, Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?

• A squirrel.
• A piece of trash.
• A dove.
• A sparrow.

Who was trained to overthrow Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Operation?

• Cuban exiles
• U.S. Navy Seals
• U.S. CIA Operatives
• U.S. Army Rangers

What did President Kennedy place around Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis to try and get the Soviet Union to negotiate?

• A no-fly zone.
• A blockade.
• An economic embargo.
• A net.

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 10 days
• 11 days
• 12 days
• 13 days

Every part of the United States was in range of the Soviet Missiles in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis except for where?

• Northeast United States
• Northwest United States
• Southeast United States
• Southwest United States