10. Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

Who was the Cuban leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

• Edwardo Obstinado

• Rafael Guevara

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

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

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

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Sergei Fedorov

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

How has USA attempted to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba?

• Bay of Pigs invasion

• Cuban War of Independence

• Cuban Revolution

• Operation Mongoose

Why did Khrushchev want to place USSR nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• Use as leverage to demand concessions in West Berlin

• Counter threat of Jupiter missiles in Turkey

• Soviet missiles could finally reach the USA within minutes

• Ensure Cuba becomes a Communist country

• Defending Cuba will increase Khrushchev status within the communist bloc

Where did the USA station their missiles in Europe which was a threat to the USSR?

Why did the USA implement a blockade around Cuba?

• Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.

• Fidel Castro became dictator of Cuba.

• An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

• Castro threatened to launch missiles at the US.

What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?

• Prevent food and medical equipment from going out

• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out

• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in

• Prevent Sovietsoldiers from going in

What were Khrushchev demands in his second letter to President Kennedy?

• The USA to remove its missiles in Turkey

• The USA to guarantee it would not use its missiles on the USSR

• The USA to remove its troops from Europe

• The USA to guarantee it would not invade Cuba

Why did President Kennedy send Robert Kennedy to discuss about one of the Khrushchev’s demands?

• He wanted to keep it a secret so that the USA would not look weak

• Relationship between the USA and the USSR had broken down

• He was planning for the blockade

• The USSR was reluctant to discuss with President Kennedy