Cuban Missile Crisis

What was the period after World War II known as?

• The Long Peace

• The Cold War

• The Great War

• The Silent War

What event brought the world close to nuclear war?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Crisis

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

Who was the Soviet premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What did the U.S. try to do in Cuba in 1961?

• Sign a peace treaty

• Start a trade agreement

• Overthrow the communist government

• Establish a military base

What was President John F. Kennedy's response to the missiles in Cuba?

• A nuclear strike

• A diplomatic meeting

• A full-scale invasion

• A naval blockade

What did the U.S. agree to remove in exchange for the Soviet withdrawal from Cuba?

• Embargoes on the Soviet Union

• Missiles from Turkey and Italy

• Troops from Vietnam

• Spies from the Soviet Union

Who refused to authorize the launch of a nuclear torpedo, preventing escalation?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• John F. Kennedy

• Rudolph Anderson

• Vasili Arkhipov

What was the defense readiness level set to by the U.S. Military during the crisis?

• DEFCON 5

• DEFCON 3

• DEFCON 1

• DEFCON 2

What did the U.S. promise in addition to removing missiles from Turkey and Italy?

• To never invade Cuba

• To supply Cuba with food

• To remove all spies from Cuba

• To sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union