Chapter 41 The ARMS RACE and the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

What was the buildup of armies and weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union known as?

• Arms Race

• Space Race

• Peace Race

• Race for Resources

Which leader led a revolution against the right-wing dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba?

• John F. Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What did Fidel Castro want to provide to the lower classes in Cuba?

• Military training

• Education, health care, and national land rights

• Political power

• Access to luxury goods

What was the failed invasion of Cuba by exiled Cuban fighters supported by President John F. Kennedy called?

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Bay of Pigs invasion

• Operation Rolling Thunder

Who remained in power in Cuba after the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fulgencio Batista

• John F. Kennedy

What did the U.S. discover in Cuba a year after the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Nuclear reactors

• Gold mines

• Soviet missiles

• Oil reserves

What event in October 1962 led to the fear of nuclear weapons being used?

• Bay of Pigs invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Berlin Wall construction

What did the U.S. do to the Soviet fleet during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Surrendered to it

• Provided it with supplies

• Attacked it with nuclear weapons

• Blockaded it

What did the Soviets agree to do after the U.S. blockaded their fleet in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Withdraw their missiles

• Launch a counter-attack

• Increase their military presence in Cuba

• Surrender to the U.S.

What did the arms race lead to advancements in?

• Space exploration

• Medicine and technology

• Agriculture and farming

• Airplanes, jets, tanks, and other weapons systems