Cuban Missile Crisis Review

Who created the plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Eisenhower

• FBI

• CIA

• Kennedy

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• to take control of Cuba and utilize its resources

• to practice a future invasion of the Soviet Union

• to create a port and naval base in Cuba

• to overthrow the Cuban government and Fidel Castro

Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• The Cuban exiles fought valiantly for 3 months and reached the capital of Cuba before surrendering.

• Kennedy was portrayed as a strong leader that was willing to stand up to communism even though the mission did not succeed.

• The plan was a complete failure as the Cuban exiles were captured within days of the invasion and Kennedy's leadership was questioned.

• The Cuban exiles were able to gather support after landing in Cuba and the revolution was a complete success.

Which of the following describes why the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall?

• The wall was built during WWII to protect Germany from Soviet expansion

• To stop East Germans from fleeing into West Berlin

• The purpose of the wall was to starve West Berlin and force the US to surrender it

• The Soviets built the wall to keep West Berlin citizens from coming into East Berlin

How did the US discover the missiles in Cuba?

• A volunteer with the Peace Corps reported suspicious behavior

• With low-flying surveillance airplanes

• A spy within the Castro organization reported it

• Pictures taken by a U2 spy plane

Who led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Stalin

• Putin

• Khrushchev

• Stevenson

Why did the United States government call their action a "quarantine" instead of a blockade?

• A quarantine was an act of war and the US wanted to go to war with Cuba.

• It sounded nicer to the American public and cause less panic.

• A blockade was an act of war and Kennedy wanted to avoid war.

• Kennedy was told that the word quarantine would translate better in Russian.

JFK and the United States made a secret promise to the Soviets that in 6 months they would remove their missiles from what European country?

• Greece

• Germany

• France

• Turkey

The Soviets promised to remove their missiles in Cuba as long as the United States did what?

• Give up their naval based at Guantanamo Bay

• Move the United Nations headquarters from New York to Moscow

• Never invade Cuba or help any nation in an invasion of Cuba

• Provide research and technology in regards to rockets and space travel

The United States suffered 0 casualties during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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