The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis is part of a bigger conflict, or "war," between the United States and the Soviet Union. What is the name of war?

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Number only. How many days did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

(a)  

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

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

In 1961, the United States supported a group of revolutionaries that were attempting to overthrow the new government of Cuba. Where did this attack take place in Cuba?

(a)  

What communist country placed nuclear weapons in Cuba?

(a)  

The Soviet Union accused the United State's blockade of Cuba an act of war. According to the president, what did he call the blockade?

(a)  

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.

Number only. How many commanders aboard Soviet submarine B-59 voted to launch a nuclear torpedo?

(a)  

After intense negotiations, the United States agreed to remove nuclear weapons from which of the following countries?

• Turkey

• France

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Italy

Last name only. Who was the El Comandante of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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