Civics Cuba

______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.

• World War I

• World War II

• Cold War

• French and Indian War

What is the 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union, with the agreement of the Castro regime, placed missiles on the island of Cuba?

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro

• Raul Castro

• Che Guevara

• Nikita Kruschev

• Fulgencio Batista

When one nation's government decides to prohibit or stop all trade with another nation is known as a(n) _____________.

• tariff

• quota

• embargo

• subsidy

Bay of Pigs was the

• failed military invasion and unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962

• attempted bombing of the southern coast of Cuba

• agreement between the Soviet Union and U.S. to divide Cuba

• site of a nuclear explosion in Cuba

Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.

• economy and trade

• freedom and equality

• healthcare and education

• trade and healthcare

Much of Cuba's wealth was controlled by

• the U.S.

• Soviet Union

• Cuba

• Spain

Which of the following was NOT a promise Fidel Castro made to the Cuban people? 

• end American-dominance over Cuban businesses
• evenly distribute wealth in Cuba
• make all Cuban literate and give all Cubans healthcare
• take American property in Cuba and make it owned by Cuba's government

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.

Who was the leader of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War?

• Nikita Kruschev

• John F Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• Franklin D Roosevelt