Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

What event in 1961 led to the secret agreement between Khrushchev and Castro?

• The Cuban Revolution

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Korean War

What did U.S. spy planes discover in Cuba on October 14th, 1962?

• Surface-to-air missiles

• Soviet submarines

• Military bases

• Nuclear missile sites

What was the initial recommendation of XCOM regarding Cuba?

• To invade Cuba

• To bomb Cuba

• To negotiate with the Soviets

• To ignore the situation

What term did President Kennedy use instead of 'blockade'?

• Embargo

• Sanction

• Quarantine

• Isolation

How did Khrushchev describe the U.S. blockade?

• A defensive measure

• An act of aggression

• A diplomatic effort

• A misunderstanding

What was the U.S. military readiness level during the crisis?

• DEFCON 1

• DEFCON 4

• DEFCON 2

• DEFCON 3

What did Khrushchev's second letter demand in addition to removing missiles from Cuba?

• The removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey

• The end of U.S. reconnaissance flights

• The removal of U.S. troops from Europe

• The lifting of the U.S. blockade

What happened to a U.S. U2 reconnaissance jet during the crisis?

• It returned safely

• It crashed due to mechanical failure

• It was captured by the Soviets

• It was shot down over Cuba

What was the outcome of the secret meeting between Robert Kennedy and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin?

• The U.S. agreed to stop reconnaissance flights

• The U.S. agreed to lift the blockade

• The U.S. agreed to remove missiles from Turkey

• The U.S. agreed to invade Cuba

What treaty was signed in 1968 as a result of the crisis?

• The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty