The Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Putin

• Boris Yeltsin

What was the policy of peaceful coexistence toward the west adopted by Khrushchev?

• Containment

• Detente

• Peaceful Revolution

• Peaceful Coexistence

Which country was not a Soviet satellite during the Cold War?

• Yugoslavia

• East Germany

• Italy

• Poland

Who led the guerilla war against the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista?

• Evo Morales

• Hugo Chavez

• Fidel Castro

• Che Guevara

What event led to the US turning against Cuba and Fidel Castro?

• Cuban Revolution

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cuban Embargo

When did Fidel Castro declare himself a Communist and welcome aid from the Soviet Union?

• 1963

• 1961

• 1959

• 1965

What was the result of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Successful overthrow of Castro

• Humiliation of the US

• Peaceful resolution

• Cuban surrender

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

• 1960

• 1963

• 1961

• 1962

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Soviets remove missiles & US promises not to take over Cuba

• US invasion of Cuba

• Soviet takeover of Cuba

• Nuclear war

What was the promise made by the US in exchange for the removal of missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Not to spy on Cuba

• Not to trade with Cuba

• Not to support Cuban exiles

• Not to invade Cuba