US.65: Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs

When did the Bay of Pigs Invasion occur?

• December 1960

• July 1959

• October 1962

• April 1961

What was the main goal of the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group in the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• To establish a US military base in Cuba

• To support Fidel Castro's government

• To overthrow the government of Cuban leader Fidel Castro

• To negotiate peace treaties

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A peace treaty between the US and the Soviet Union

• A trade agreement between the US and Cuba

• A cultural exchange program

• A 13-day confrontation over Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba

What did the Soviet Union agree to do to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Hand over control of Cuba to the US

• Pay reparations to the US

• Remove its ballistic missiles from Cuba

• Cut diplomatic ties with Cuba

How did the US respond to the discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• By negotiating the removal of the missiles

• By cutting all diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union

• By invading Cuba

• By launching a counter-attack on the Soviet Union