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WorksheetsU.S. History Exit Ticket 56: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Dwight Eisenhower
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Inchon Invasion
Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)
What was President Kennedy's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
He authorized airstrikes over Cuba
He launched a full-scale invasion of Cuba
He ordered a naval "quarantine" of Cuba
He ignored the situation in Cuba
Which U.S. action is Krushchev challenging in this excerpt?
Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America
Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba
Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam
Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin
What agreement did the U.S. and Soviets agree to end the crisis??
USSR removes missiles in Cuba, US doesn't invade Cuba
The USSR keeps the missiles in Cuba, U.S. sends missiles to Turkey
Cuba replaces their communist regime and allies with the U.S.
USSR removes the missiles in Cuba, Fidel Castro is replaced as leader of Cuba
What did the United States agree to do (in addition to not invading Cuba) as part of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Increase the number of missiles in Turkey
Invade Castro's Cuba
Remove their own missiles from Turkey
Establish a permanent military base in Cuba
