Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

Who was the President of The United States during the Crisis?

• John F. Kennedy

• George Washington

• Bill Clinton

• Robert F. Kennedy

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

• Vladimir Putin

• Vladmir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

Why did the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba?

• To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

• To counter the US missiles in Australia and South Korea

• To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

• To have control over Texas

What did Khrushchev want when sending the missiles to Cuba?

• To increase the Soviet Union's nuclear capability

• he believed the missiles were dangerous in Russia

• Aid the US

• To increase the US nuclear capability

What was the failed attempt by the United States to invade Cuba and remove Castro from power?

• Bay of Pigs

• Berlin Airlift

• Berlin Wall

• Cuban Missle Crisis

Which happened last?

• Kennedy and Khrushchev reached an agreement

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Turkey

• Nuclear missile sites were built in Cuba

• We went into nuclear war with France

What happened on October 16, 1962?

• The Soviet Union bombed the United States

• The Soviet Union learned that the United States had built missile sites in Turkey and Italy

• The United States bombed the Soviet Union

• The United States learned that the Soviet Union was building missile sites in Cuba

At one time, Cuba had been allied with _____.

• Both

• Neither

• The Soviet Union

• The United States

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis Last?

• 13 Days

• 13 Hours

• 14 Days

• 3 Months

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis Officially Start?

• October 21, 1962

• October 14, 1962

• October 16, 1962

• Never even happened