U.S. History Exit Ticket 56: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Robert Kennedy

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• Dwight Eisenhower

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

• Inchon Invasion

• Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

What was President Kennedy's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• He authorized airstrikes over Cuba

• He launched a full-scale invasion of Cuba

• He ordered a naval "quarantine" of Cuba

• He ignored the situation in Cuba

Which U.S. action is Krushchev challenging in this excerpt?

• Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America

• Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba

• Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam

• Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin

What agreement did the U.S. and Soviets agree to end the crisis??

• USSR removes missiles in Cuba, US doesn't invade Cuba

• The USSR keeps the missiles in Cuba, U.S. sends missiles to Turkey

• Cuba replaces their communist regime and allies with the U.S.

• USSR removes the missiles in Cuba, Fidel Castro is replaced as leader of Cuba

What did the United States agree to do (in addition to not invading Cuba) as part of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Increase the number of missiles in Turkey

• Invade Castro's Cuba

• Remove their own missiles from Turkey

• Establish a permanent military base in Cuba