G9, Cuban Missile Crisis & Cold War Review

In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

• 1961

• 1962

• 1960

• 1959

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

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

What did Fidel Castro do in 1959?

• Overthrew Fulgencio Batista

• Visited the United States

• Established diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union

• Signed a peace treaty

What was the primary reason the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba?

• To strengthen trade with Cuba

• To deter a future American invasion

• To start a war with the USA

• To test their missile technology

What was the U.S. response to the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba?

• A naval quarantine

• Full-scale invasion of Cuba

• Diplomatic negotiations only

• Immediate nuclear retaliation

Which event was a direct precursor to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Berlin Airlift

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What did the U.S. agree to do as part of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Build a wall around Cuba

• Remove missiles from Turkey

• Give financial aid to Cuba

• Join the United Nations

Who led the secret negotiations on the U.S. side during the crisis?

• George Marshall

• Dean Rusk

• Henry Kissinger

• Robert Kennedy

What was established as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis to prevent similar future conflicts?

• A peace treaty

• A hotline between the U.S. and Soviet leaders

• A global missile ban

• A new policy of détente

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

• They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
• They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
• They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
• They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.