The Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

Who was the leader of Cuba during the missile crisis?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Fidel Castro

• Che Guevara

• Fulgencio Batista

What did President Kennedy impose to prevent Soviet ships from delivering more missiles to Cuba?

• Sanctions

• Quarantine

• Diplomatic isolation

• Embargo

Which country's leader offered economic assistance to Cuba during the crisis?

• United States

• France

• Soviet Union

• China

What was the main economic action taken by the US against Cuba before the missile crisis escalated?

• Cutting diplomatic ties

• Banning tourism

• Military invasion

• Reducing sugar imports

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• It led to peace talks

• It was a failure

• Castro was overthrown

• It strengthened US-Cuba relations

Which Soviet leader was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikita Khrushchev

What did the Soviet Union do in response to the US quarantine?

• Retreated from Cuba

• Negotiated immediately

• Put their forces on combat readiness

• Ignored the quarantine

What was the main reason Khrushchev agreed to place missiles in Cuba?

• To start a war with the US

• To protect Cuba from invasion

• To test new missile technology

• To gain a strategic advantage

How did the crisis end?

• US invasion of Cuba

• Nuclear war

• Cuban capitulation

• Soviet withdrawal of missiles

What was the secret deal made between the US and Soviet Union to resolve the crisis?

• Soviet to stop supporting Vietnam

• US to remove missiles from Turkey

• US to pay reparations

• Soviet to control Cuba