Video Quiz: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Kennedy's Presidency

What was a significant factor in Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election?

• His stance on civil rights

• Support from former presidents

• His military background

• Television debates

What event marked the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Nuclear tests in the Soviet Union

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

• Kennedy's election

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

How did Kennedy's administration initially respond to the threat of Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• By launching a nuclear strike

• By negotiating with the Soviet Union

• By establishing a quarantine

• By ignoring the threat

What was the primary reason for the US's concern over missiles in Cuba?

• Desire to protect Kennedy's reputation

• Alliance with other Latin American countries

• Proximity to the US mainland

• Economic interests in Cuba

Which event directly triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Soviet nuclear tests

• The Berlin Crisis

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The election of Kennedy

Which action did Kennedy take in response to discovering Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• Negotiated directly with Castro

• Resigned from office

• Initiated a naval blockade

• Ordered a full-scale invasion

What was Kennedy's ultimate decision to resolve the missile crisis?

• Diplomatic negotiations with the USSR

• Military invasion of Cuba

• Increased nuclear armament

• Isolationist policies

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Kennedy removed missiles from Turkey

• The US and USSR declared war

• Kennedy increased nuclear arsenals

• Kennedy resigned from presidency

What did Kennedy pledge at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• To resign if similar situations arose

• To never negotiate with the USSR again

• To remove US missiles from Turkey

• To increase military spending

How did Kennedy view the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis in his speeches?

• As a personal success in his career

• As a step towards global peace

• As a victory for Soviet policies

• As a defeat for American diplomacy