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Understanding the Cuban Missile Crisis

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Fulgencio Batista
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Ho Chi Minh
2.
The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?
a)
Take missiles out of Poland
b)
Promised not to attack Cuba
c)
Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
d)
Take missiles out of the Soviet Union
3.

President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by —

a)

Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba.

b)

Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba.

c)

Authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba.

d)

Seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba.

4.
Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
5.

What country put nuclear weapons in Cuba?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union

d)

North Korea

6.

Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

a)

Destroy Castro

b)

Operation Cuba's Biggest Regret

c)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The U-2Coastal Operation

e)

The Soviet Nuclear Crisis

7.

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

a)

blockade

b)

containment

c)

perestroika

d)

satellites

8.

An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Detente

9.

"Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island."

Which 1962 leader said this?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Wang Chung

e)

Hideki Tojo

10.
How did President Kennedy respond when the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba? 
a)
He ordered a naval blockade of the island of Cuba
b)
He ordered an invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs
c)
He installed more nuclear weapons in Turkey
d)
He ordered "surgical" air strikes against the missile sites
11.

The Cuban Missile Crisis involved a standoff between Russia and the United States concerning

a)

development of weapons

b)

illegal immigrants

c)

placement of nuclear weapons

d)

the spread of socialism

12.

Why was the world brought to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

a CIA backed operation to overthrow a communist dictator failed

b)

U.S. national security was threatened by enemy weapons

c)

policy makers wanted to prevent the spread of communism into new areas

13.

Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?

a)

"quarantine" or blockade Cuba

b)

airstrike on key bases

c)

launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro

d)

use diplomacy to appeal to Castro

14.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
15.
Soviet missiles found here almost caused WWIII
a)
Cuba
b)
Turkey
c)
East Berlin
d)
Dominican Republican
16.

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

USSR kept missiles in Cuba

b)

USA kept missiles in Italy and Turkey

c)

USSR takes missiles out of Cuba and USA takes missiles out of Italy & Turkey

d)

USA invades Cuba

17.
Cuban Refugees were trained by the CIA for
a)
Attack on Havana
b)
invasion of South Beach
c)
invasion of the Bay of Pigs
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
18.

What was the immediate cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

the Tet Offensive

b)

the Cuban Revolution

c)

the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

d)

the interest in overthrowing Fidel Castro

19.

The tense 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 was over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S.

a)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)


The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Cyberdyne Revolution

20.

Analyze the strategic importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis. What was the primary reason the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a)

To protect Cuba from an American invasion

b)

To launch a surprise attack on the United States

c)

To gain a strategic advantage in the Cold War by having a missile base close to the US

d)

To test the United States' response to a direct threat

21.

Analyze the role of diplomacy in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis. What was a key factor that led to the peaceful resolution of the crisis?

a)

The threat of nuclear war led both sides to immediately cease all hostile actions

b)

Secret negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union

c)

The United Nations' intervention and mediation

d)

Public pressure from global citizens demanding peace

22.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

a)

The US almost started a war with Cuba.

b)

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

c)

The US landed a person on the moon.

d)

The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

23.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Francisco Franco

d)

Ho Chi Minh