WorksheetsCuban Missile Crisis
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
How long did the Cuban Missle Crisis last?
24 days
7 days
30 days
13 days
Who were the American and Soviet leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Washington and Pliyev
Kennedy and Khrushchev
Schumer and Gorbachev
Chernenko and Kennedy
In what country did the Soviet Union put nuclear missile sites that could hit any target within the United States?
Turkey
France
Cuba
Mexico
What countries were involved?
USA
Mexico
USSR
Cuba
Turkey
How did the United States discover that nuclear missiles were being installed into Cuba?
Through a decrypted code
Pictures from a U-2 spy plane
With help from the United Kingdom spy network
US spies in Russia found out
What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States want to do when they discovered the missiles?
INVADE!
Nothing...
Lets set up a blockade?
What did the US promise to do in the end?
Remove missiles from Turkey
Nothing
Not to invade Cuba
Return to good terms with Cuba
What were two reasons why the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba?
Help defend Cuba from invasions
Offensive position on the US
Since the US placed missiles in Turkey
Which countries came to an agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
USA and Cuba?
USA, USSR, Cuba, and Turkey
USSR and USA?
USSR, Cuba, and USA?
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Dwight Eisenhower
Edwardo Obstinado
Kennedy approved an invasion plan called
Destroy Castro
Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The U-2Coastal Operation
The Soviet Nuclear Crisis
