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WorksheetsCold War: Kennedy Years
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He won the Election in
a)
1956
b)
1960
c)
1964
d)
1962
2.
He became the new ruler in Cuba
a)
Fulgencio Batista
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Robert Kennedy
3.
Which came first?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
4.
The Bay of Pigs was
a)
a successful invasion on the northern side of Cuba
b)
a failed invasion on the northern side of Cuba
c)
a successful invasion on the southern side of Cuba
d)
a failed invasion on the southern side of Cuba
5.
Why was the United States concerned about the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union?
a)
Cuba was geographically close to the Soviet Union
b)
Cuba was likely to abandon relations with the US
c)
Cuba might influence the Soviets to become communist
d)
the Soviet Union might influence the US to become communist
6.
Fulgencio Batista was a ___ which allowed for Fidel Castro to start a successful ___
a)
communist, regime
b)
dictator, revolution
c)
communist, corporation
d)
dictator, corporation
7.
Why was the United States unhappy with Fidel Castro?
a)
He began to nationalize American corporations located in Cuba
b)
He was anti-communist
c)
He wanted to allow American businesses to remain in Cuba
d)
He was enemies with Khrushchev
8.
One reason the US feared a relationship between Cuba & the Soviets was
a)
Communism would spread to Greece & Turkey
b)
Communism would spread from Cuba to other Latin American countries
c)
The US might set off missiles in Europe
d)
Communism would be thwarted from here on out
9.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
10.
The Soviet missiles in Cuba were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.
a)
90
b)
100
c)
110
d)
80
11.
Where did the US have nuclear missiles?
a)
China
b)
Turkey
c)
Yugoslavia
d)
Mexico
12.
What did the US Navy establish around Cuba?
a)
A naval blockade
b)
Bases
c)
Missiles
d)
Ship Ports
13.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
14.
What agreement did they publicly come to to end the crisis??
a)
USSR removes missiles, US doesn't invade Cuba
b)
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
c)
Cuba joins the US side
d)
JFK gets tired of fighting and just makes a treaty
15.
What is the extra (secret) part of the agreement?
a)
US will pay USSR $1 million
b)
USSR admits US is superior
c)
Cuba will be US #1 trade partner
d)
US will take missiles out of Turkey
16.
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
October, 1962
b)
November, 1963
c)
1947 to 1991
d)
April, 1961
17.
Curtis LeMay was an adviser to JFK , what did he suggest the US do in response to the crisis?
a)
Nothing, let the missiles stay
b)
Invade Russia
c)
Invade Cuba
d)
the boogie dance.
18.
Khrushchev wanted the solution to the crisis to be...
a)
All out Nuclear war
b)
Withdraw the missiles from Cuba and invade the US
c)
Keep the missiles in Cuba and negotiate peacefully with the US
19.
What did Khrushchev want when sending the missiles to Cuba?
a)
To increase the Soviet Union's nuclear capability
b)
Aid the Cuba
c)
Aid the US
d)
To increase the US nuclear capability
20.
What countries were in the conflict?
a)
The U.S, Russia, and Cuba
b)
The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union
c)
Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.
d)
The U.S and Cuba
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