Cuban Missile Crisis

The Bay of Pigs happened on _____________.

• January, 1961
• April, 1961
• February, 1961
• March, 1961

The leader of Cuba is_____________.

• Fidel Castro
• John F. Kennedy
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Raul Castro

The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?

• Take missiles out of Poland
• Promised not to attack Cuba
• Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
• Take missiles out of the Soviet Union

The ____________ were badly outnumbered during the Bay of Pigs by ___________ troops.

• Islanders, US
• Crew members, Castro's
• Cuba exiles, Castro's
• Invaders, US

Who sided with Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Raul Castro
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy
• Nikita Khrushchev

The  Cuban missiles were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.

• 90
• 100
• 110
• 80

What did the US Navy established around Cuba?

• A naval blockade
• Bases
• Missiles
• Ship Ports

What did Khrushchev want when sending the missiles to Cuba?

• To increase the Soviet Union's nuclear capability
• Aid the Cuba
• Aid the US
• To increase the US nuclear capability

What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?

• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
• Torture the Cubans into submission
• Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians

How long was the conflict?

• 12 days
• 13 days
• 1 week
• 1 month