The Cuban Missile Crisis

All of these countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis, except _.

• Germany

• The Soviet Union

• The United States

• Cuba

What happened on October 16, 1962?

• The Soviet Union learned that the United States had built missile sites in Turkey and Italy.

• The United States learned that the Soviet Union was building missile sites in Cuba.

• The United States bombed the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union bombed the United States.

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with a/an _.

• agreement

• war

• surrender

• battle

At the time of the crisis, people in the United States were most afraid of _.

• hurricanes

• a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union

• being attacked by Cuba

• an attack on their ships

At one time, Cuba had been allied with _.

• the Soviet Union

• both

• neither

• the United States

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of _.

• Cuba

• the Soviet Union

• the United Nations

• the United States

Medium range nuclear missiles were _.

• powerful weapons that could reach the United States from Cuba

• hand-held missile launchers like the ones used in Iraq

• the type of weapons called "dirty bombs" today.

• none of the above

Which happened last?

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Cuba.

• Kennedy and Khrushchev reached an agreement.

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Turkey.

• Kennedy received a CIA report on October 16, 1962.

Which happened first?

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Cuba.

• Kennedy and Khrushchev reached an agreement.

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Turkey.

• Kennedy received a CIA report on October 16, 1962

Where did the United States build missile sites?