US & Cuba in the 1960s

The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?

• Guevara

• Batista

• Chavez

• Castro

What U.S. agency was behind the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• FBI

• CIA

• NSA

• Police

The United States used Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs invasion

• True

• False

Which country became a close friend of the Cuban government after the Bay of Pigs?

• Germany

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Canada

The United States and the Cuban exiles were able to remove Castro from power

• True

• False

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

• blockade

• containment

• perestroika

• satellites

An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Airlift

• Detente

A competition between superpowers to develop new, more deadly nuclear and controversial weapons.

• Arms Race

• Domino Theory

• Glasnost

• Warsaw Pact

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 10 years

• 2 months

• 2 weeks

• 4 months

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? 

• The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US. 
• US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US. 
• The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets. 
• Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.