Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

What was the primary reason the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly led to nuclear war?

• The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba

• The US invasion of Cuba

• The Soviet invasion of Turkey

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

What was the concept of 'MAD' during the Cold War?

• Massive Atomic Deterrence

• Military Arms Development

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Mutually Assured Defense

Which event was a failed attempt by the US to overthrow Fidel Castro?

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Korean War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Joseph Stalin

What was Kennedy's initial response to the discovery of missiles in Cuba?

• Full-scale invasion

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Naval blockade

• Immediate airstrike

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Soviet control over Cuba

• Removal of missiles from Cuba and Turkey

• A peace treaty between Cuba and the US

• Nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union

What was the US's promise in the final compromise of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• To establish a trade embargo on the Soviet Union

• To remove missiles from Turkey

• To invade Cuba

• To increase military presence in Europe

What was established to prevent future crises like the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A trade embargo on the Soviet Union

• A permanent US military base in Cuba

• A hotline between Moscow and Washington

• A nuclear arms race

Which treaty was signed as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

• The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

• The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

What was the main lesson learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Nuclear weapons should be used preemptively

• Diplomacy can prevent nuclear conflict

• Military action is the best solution

• Nuclear war is inevitable