Cuban Missile Crisis

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What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?

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Cold War

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What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?

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Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in

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Why did the US blockade Cuba?

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The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba

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What countries were in the conflict? Options: The U.S, Russia, and Cuba, The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union, Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.
, The U.S and Cuba

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Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.

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What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

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Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Fidel Castro

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy approved an invasion plan called

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The Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba? Options: Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba. An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited. Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.

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An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.