Topic 2: The Cuban Missile Crisis

In which date did the crisis happen?

• From the 14th of October 1962 to the 28th of October 1962

• From the 14th of Septemeber 1962 to the 29th of September 1962

• From the 15th of October 1961 to the 30th of October 1961.

• From the 17th of July of 1959 to the 5th of August 1959.

Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis start?

• An american U-2 spy plane photographed a soviet military base in Cuba that assembling nuclear missiles

• The US Navy discovered that a soviet ship was transporting nuclear weapons to Cuba

• A soviet spy plane discovered an american military base in Italy with nukes, and responded by transporting nukes to Cuba

Who was Cuba's prime misnister during the crisis?

• Ernesto "El Che" Guevara

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

• Augusto Pinochet

What major political event happened in Cuba from 1953 to 1959?

• The War of Independence

• The Bay of Pigs Invation

• The Ten Year War

• The Cuban Revolution

What was the inminent danger that was caused by the crisis?

• A military invasion from the US to Cuba

• A nuclear world war

• A military invasion from Cuba to The US and the latin american countries

• A greater production of soviet nuclear missiles

What was the most dangerous strategic advantage that Cuba had over the United States?

• Cuba's sea marine territory allowed troops to move very quickly between the nearby coasts.

• Cuba's geographic position allowed nuclear missiles to reach almost all of the north and south american territory.

• Cuba's dense tropical jungle made it almost impossible for any foreign troops to move through the territory or spot enemy soldiers.

• Cuba's air force was the most developed at the time, making it very hard for enemy armies to reach the island.

Who was Cuba's main ally in 1962?

• United States

• Puerto Rico

• The Soviet Union

• China

In which of these countries was it suspected that the US were hiding nuclear missiles capable of reaching the USSR?

• Western Germany

• South Corea

• Turkey

• Puerto Rico

• Italy

What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• A failed military intervention made by the soviet army to the western coast of South Corea

• A failed military intervention made by the US army to Rumania

• A failed military intervention made by the US army to Cuba

• A failed military intervention made by the soviet army to Puerto Rico

What is the highest defense condition that was reached by the US armed forces during the crisis?

• DEFCON 5

• DEFCON 4

• DEFCON 3

• DEFCON 2

• DEFCON 1