

The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Tense Moment in History
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Social Studies
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6th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Kristen Balser
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis primarily about?
The Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba
The United States invading Cuba
A trade embargo on Cuba
The Soviet Union removing missiles from Turkey
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How far was Cuba from the coast of Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
90 miles
100 miles
50 miles
120 miles
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What action did President Kennedy take in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Announced a naval blockade
Declared war on the Soviet Union
Signed a peace treaty
Sent troops to Cuba
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Soviet leader agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the United States secretly agree to do in exchange for the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba?
Remove its own missiles from Turkey
End the naval blockade
Provide economic aid to Cuba
Sign a nuclear disarmament treaty
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was established between Washington and Moscow after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A direct hotline
A trade agreement
A military alliance
A nuclear arms treaty
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