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WorksheetsFidel Castro
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What did the U.S. do once they discovered the missiles in Cuba?
Attacked Cuba
formed a blockade (quarantine) against new weapons entering Cuba
Asked the United Nations for help
Started negotiations with Fidel Castro
Offered to pay to have the missiles removed
What event took place prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis that led to Cuba asking for help from the Soviet Union?
Vietnam War
Berlin Wall
Bay of Pigs
Korean War
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Felipe Gonzales
Fidel Castro
Pancho Villa
Who is the man with the "missile teeth"?
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Raul Rodriguez
Che Guevara
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)
Castro formed a _______________ government and took away many citizens' __________________.
autocratic; money
democratic; homes
socialist; freedom
communist; rights
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy approved an invasion plan called
Destroy Castro
The Berlin Wall
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What was Fidel Castro's role in Cuba?
President
Prime Minister
Dictator
Revolutionary Leader
Which country did Fidel Castro align Cuba with during the Cold War?
United States
Soviet Union
China
North Korea
What was the name of the movement led by Fidel Castro to overthrow the Cuban government?
Cuban Revolution
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Operation Mongoose
Cuban Missile Crisis
In what year did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba?
1953
1959
1962
1965
What was one of the major social reforms implemented by Fidel Castro in Cuba?
Privatization of industries
Nationalization of healthcare
Introduction of free-market policies
Reduction of military spending
Which U.S. President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis involving Fidel Castro?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
What was the economic system established by Fidel Castro in Cuba?
Capitalism
Socialism
Feudalism
Monarchism
