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Understanding the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date

1-3.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

Which U.S. President authorized the funding against Castro's regime?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Harry S. Truman

2.

What significant support was withdrawn by Kennedy during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

Logistical supply lines

b)

Naval and air support

c)

Ground troop reinforcements

d)

Intelligence and surveillance

3.

What event is believed to have been influenced by Kennedy's handling of the Bay of Pigs?

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

4.

What was the primary objective of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

To strengthen U.S.-Cuba relations

b)

To establish a U.S. military base in Cuba

c)

To overthrow Fidel Castro and his communist government

d)

To capture Guantanamo Bay

5.

The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

None of the above

6.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

7.

Why did President Kennedy choose the plan that led to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

To expand U.S. territory

b)

To support the Cuban people

c)

To ensure a quick victory

d)

To avoid direct conflict with the USSR

8.

What U.S. agency was behind the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

FBI

b)

CIA

c)

NSA

d)

Police

9.

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

The overthrow of Fidel Castro

b)

A decisive victory for the United States

c)

A humiliating defeat for the United States

d)

The start of the Cuban Missile Crisis

10.
The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
John F. Kennedy