Cuban Missile Crisis

Who led the revolution in Cuba in 1959?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Che Guevara

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

What was the main strategy of the U.S. during the Cold War regarding communism?

• Containment

• Detente

• Spread of communism

• Mutual Assured Destruction

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• A failure for the U.S.

• A success for the U.S.

• Strengthened U.S.-Cuba relations

• Cuba became a democratic nation

Where did the U.S. place medium-ranged ballistic missiles during the Cold War?

• Cuba and Mexico

• Canada and Alaska

• Turkey and Italy

• Germany and France

What was the main reason for the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962?

• A misunderstanding between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba

• The U.S. placing missiles in Turkey and Italy

• Cuba's invasion of the U.S.

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the Soviet Union's response to the U.S. quarantine during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• They agreed to remove the missiles immediately

• They ignored the quarantine

• They declared war on the U.S.

• They negotiated for peace

What did Khrushchev require from the U.S. in exchange for removing missiles from Cuba?

• Removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey and Italy

• Money and resources

• Control over West Berlin

• An apology from the U.S.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

• With a U.S. invasion of Cuba

• With the Soviet Union winning

• With a nuclear war

• With an agreement to remove missiles

What was the main effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis on Cuba?

• Cuba became a democratic nation

• Cuba remained a communist state under Castro

• Cuba was invaded by the Soviet Union

• Cuba became a U.S. territory