Cuban Missile Crisis

The Soviets had many reasons for believing they were justified in placing missiles on Cuba. Which of these was NOT one of them?

• The US had missiles in Turkey already, which was close to the USSR's sphere of influence

• There was suspicion that the US might sponsor or organise another invasion of Cuba and the USSR desired to protect the new Communist state

• The US had more ICBMs than the USSR

• President Kennedy had provoked the USSR's actions by publicly baiting them over their lack of bases near to the USA

This cartoon suggests that..

• the USSR is more vulnerable than the USA in the crisis; it is weak and is being bullied by the USA

• the USA is weak and outmatched by its enemies in the crisis; it cannot face Cuba and the USSR together

• Cuba is actually playing both sides off against one another; the USSR is under Cuba's control

• the USA is standing bravely against an enemy that will not fight it fairly; the USSR is using Cuba

How did Kennedy learn of the missiles on Cuba?

• An American spyplane took photographs of missile sites

• Khrushchev boasted about the new missiles to Kennedy

• Khrushchev boasted about the new missiles to Kennedy whilst drunk... by mistake

• Communications between Castro and Khrushchev were intercepted by the USA

What did Kennedy call his naval blockade of Cuba?

• A buffer

• A quaranttine

• A blockade... duh

• A sanitation bubble

What was the outcome of the crisis?

• The removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba; no US invasion of Cuba; public removal of US missiles from Turkey

• The removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba; no US invasion of Cuba; secret removal of US missiles from Turkey

• nuclear war - everyone died

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

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

• James Gregory

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

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhal Gorbachav

• Fidel Castro

• Sergei Fedorov

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Edwardo Obstinado

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island."

Which 1962 leader said this?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Wang Chung

• Hideki Tojo

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

• Inchon Invasion

• Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)