Cuban Missile Crisis

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

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon Johnson

After learning of the Soviet missile bases in Cuba, what course of action did President Kennedy decide to take?

• He called for an all-out invasion to remove Castro from power.

• He authorized use of the atomic bomb to destroy Cuba.

• He immediately began disarmament talks with the Soviet Union.

• He called for a quarantine, or blockade around Cuba.

Why were many people going to churches during the Cuban Missile Crisis? (Page 1)

• Because churches were giving away free supplies to help survive the crisis.

• Many believed that churches would be the only safe place in the event of a nuclear strike.

• Churches had been designated as rescue centers for those who no longer had a home after an attack.

• Many believed the end of the world was near, and they wanted to confess their sins.

The Soviet Union agreed to remove missile bases in Cuba in exchange for the United States removing missile bases in _____________.

• Turkey

• Ukraine

• West Germany

• Poland

What is one of the reasons why the Cuban Missile Crisis is significant?

• It was the last time that either nation threatened the other with nuclear weapons.

• It was a major breakthrough in the eventual peace between the two nations.

• It is usually considered the closest that the US and the Soviet Union

  ever came to nuclear war.

• It represented the beginning of the Cold War.

What was one reason that some were protesting during the Cuban Missile Crisis? (Page 2)

• They believed that the US should immediately surrender to the Soviet Union

• They believed that nuclear weapons would eventually bring the end of humanity.

• They believed that the nuclear weapons were causing global warming.

• They believed that President Kennedy should be removed from office because of his poor handling of the situation.

Which of the following best defines the word "Stockpile" found in paragraph 14?

• A strict isolation imposed on a region or person.

• Accumulated a large supply for future use.

• To purge or get rid of one's possessions

• People who have been banished from their native land.

Which of the following best defines the word "Imminent" found in paragraph 13?

• To increase in intensity and magnitude.

• An event that is far off or distant in the future

• Likely to occur at any moment.

• A person, group or nation that attacks first or initiates hostilities.