Cuban Missile Crisis

Using your own words, what was the Cold War?

The US and the Soviet Union both knew that the other had nuclear weapons capable of destroying the other. How did each major superpower, the US and the Soviet Union, use their nuclear weapons?

• As a deterrent to stop the other from using their weapons (mutually assured destruction).

• They used them frequently in any military action.

• They only used them in proxy wars.

• They immediately started to dismantle their nuclear programs.

How did the Bay of Pigs invasion affect US and Cuban relations?

• It improved relations between the two nations.

• It resulted in the US taking control of Cuba.

• It had no effect on the Cold War.

• It led to Cuba seeking more support from the Soviet Union.

Why did the United States impose a naval "quarantine" on Cuba in 1962?

• To force Fidel Castro to resign

• To block trade between Cuba and Latin America

• To prevent Soviet nuclear missiles from being delivered to Cuba

• To stop Cuban refugees from fleeing to the United States

What secret agreement was reached during the meeting between Robert F. Kennedy and the Soviet ambassador to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S. agreed to withdraw from Vietnam in exchange for Soviet cooperation

• The Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba if the U.S. recognized communist rule in Cuba

• The U.S. agreed to supply Cuba with weapons in exchange for Soviet concessions

• The U.S. promised never to invade Cuba and remove missiles from Turkey; the Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba

Describe the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis and explain how the United States and the Soviet Union resolved the conflict.