Cuban Missile Crisis Key Concepts

Which of the following is NOT another name for the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The October Crisis of 1962

• The Caribbean Crisis

• The Missile Scare

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

How long did the direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

• 7 days

• 13 days

• 20 days

• 30 days

The Cuban Missile Crisis is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into what type of conflict?

• A conventional ground war

• A full-scale nuclear war

• An economic recession

• A diplomatic stalemate

What was one of the primary reasons Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

• To establish a new Soviet military base in the Caribbean

• To retaliate for the US invasion of Vietnam

• In response to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion and US ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey

• To gain control over Cuba's sugar cane industry

What was the name of the group of key advisors President John F. Kennedy convened to address the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Joint Chiefs of Staff

• The National Security Council

• The Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM)

• The Presidential Advisory Board

What action did President Kennedy order on October 22, 1962, to prevent further offensive weapons from reaching Cuba?

• A full-scale military invasion of Cuba

• A naval blockade around Cuba

• An immediate air strike on missile sites

• A direct diplomatic appeal to the United Nations

As part of the public agreement to resolve the crisis, what did the United States declare it would do?

• Provide substantial economic aid to Cuba

• Withdraw all US troops from Europe

• Avoid invading Cuba again

• Establish a joint US-Soviet space program

What significant communication link was established between Washington and Moscow as a direct result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Red Phone

• The Hotline

• The Direct Line

• The Peace Line