WorksheetsSpace Race & Cuban Missile Crisis Epps
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The increasing hostility and conflicts between the US & Russia.
World War 2
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
NATO
Western European countries joined with the US & Canada in this alliance.
Warsaw Pact
NATO
The Space Race
Star Wars
Who was the first to put a satellite into space?
USAs
USSR
Who was the first human in space?
John Kennedy
Yuri Gagarin
Francis Gary Powers
Neil Armstrong
The first animal to go into orbit.
A monkey
A dog
A cat
A penguin
In May 1960, what type of plane was captured by the Russians
A U-2 plane
A KC135 plane
A bi-plane
A MiG-21 plane
He became the new Communist dictator of Cuba.
Kim il sung
Kim il jong
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
The US. supported which dictator of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Joseph Stalin
Kim il jong
Which event was an embarrassment for the United States
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
Chinese War
Who became dictator after Joseph Stalin ?
Khrushchev
Gary Powers
Fidel Castro
John Kennedy
In 1962, why did the US think that the Russians were planning to attack.
Discovery of atomic bombs
Discovery of hydrogen bombs
Discovery of missile sites
Discovery of a nuclear plant site
How did President Kennedy respond to the Russian threat?
He ordered an economic boycott of Cuba.
He ordered a blockade of Cuba.
He ordered troops to invade Cuba
He ordered the bombing of Cuba
In preparation for Russian conflict, Pres. Kennedy has troops assemble in what location.
Florida
California
Mexico
Cuba
Following the Cuban Missile crisis, Cuba become economically dependent on what country?
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Who is the current 2019 leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Donald Trump
Miguel Díaz-Canel
