Understanding the Cuban Missile Crisis

What did the American U-2 spy planes discover over Cuba?

• American spy outposts

• Soviet missile sites

• Cuban rebel camps

• Soviet military bases

Which country was Cuba's ally and helped set up the missile sites?

• China

• Vietnam

• North Korea

• Soviet Union

What was President Kennedy's immediate action to address the missile crisis?

• Declared war on Cuba

• Ordered a naval blockade around Cuba

• Negotiated directly with Fidel Castro

• Launched a missile strike on the Soviet Union

What could have been a consequence if the Soviet ships breached the naval blockade?

• A formal apology from the Soviet Union

• A peace treaty

• Economic sanctions on the Soviet Union

• The start of World War III

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

• The US almost started a war with Cuba.
• The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
• The US landed a person on the moon.
• The USSR broke apart into nation-states.