Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhal Gorbachav

• Fidel Castro

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• Dwight Eisenhower

America cut off all trade with Cuba except for

• Medicine and money

• food and medical supplies

• food and water

• shelter and medical supplies

Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

• Destroy Castro

• The Berlin Wall

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a complete failure

• True

• False

What country was supplying missiles to Cuba?

• Great Britain

• The Soviet Union

• Turkey

• Italy

How did the United States discover that missiles were being brought into Cuba

• They decoded a secret message from Fidel Castro

• US spies in Russia intercepted a message

• Cuban exiles smuggled information into the US

• Pictures taken from a United Stated U2 spy plane

What did the US agree to do in order to get the Soviets to remove their missiles from Cuba?

• Pay 53 million dollars

• Move their military base to Alaska

• Remove the United States's Missiles from Turkey

• Supply Cuba with more missiles

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 3 days

• 15 days

• 1 month

• 3 hours