Social Studies Unit 11 - USA and Cuba Relationship

Who discovered the missiles in Cuba?

• A Pilot

• Castro told the U.S.

• John F. Kennedy

• Raul Castro

Name one thing that is NOT a part of the bad relationships between the US and Cuba

• Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Embargo on Cuba

• World War II

Who convinced Cuba to build missile bases and point them at the USA?

• John F. Kennedy

• A Cuban Civilian

• Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

Why did the USA place an embargo on Cuba?

• They found great threat in the fact that Cuba was allies with the Soviet Union

• They built nuclear missile bases and pointed them at the USA.

• The USA wanted to destroy Cuba’s economy.

• They were pressured by other countries.

How did the embargo impact Cuba?

• It made the country richer

• It decreased Cuba's economy

• It made Cuba happy

• There was no effect

Which country did Cuba become allies with after the Bay of Pigs?

• The US

• Turkey

• Italy

• Soviet Union

When Castro grew old, who did he pass his leadership to?

• Raul Castro

• Elián González Brotons

• Khrushchev

• Che Guevara

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis stopped?

• Cuban citizens threw them into the sea

• Khrushev died and the missiles were ordered out of Cuba

• The US removed theirs from Turkey and Italy and the Soviet Union from Cuba.

• The US assassinated Khrushchev

In what ocean or sea is Cuba located in?

• Gulf of Mexico

• The Carribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

When was Batista overthrown by Castro?

• Batista wasn't overthrown by Castro, Castro was overthrown by Batista

• 1958

• 1959

• 1960