Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War

Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War

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9 Qs

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Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War

Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War

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Quiz

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Charles Martinez

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following excerpts from the article BEST explains the main idea about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was the moment in the Cold War when the United States and the Soviet Union came closest to nuclear war. The crisis was unique in several ways.

In April 1962, the U.S had tried to invade Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion. It failed, and did not drive Cuban premier Fidel Castro from power in Cuba.

Other Kennedy advisers wanted just to send warnings to Cuba and the Soviet Union. The president decided to order that Soviet ships would not be allowed to bring weapons to Cuba.

He proposed steps for the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba under supervision of the United Nations. He also promised that the United States would not attack Cuba.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Read the first paragraph of the section "Took a dramatic turn."

On October 24, Khrushchev answered Kennedy and said that Soviet ships would keep coming to Cuba. However, on October 24 and 25, some Soviet ships turned back from entering Cuba. Others were stopped by U.S. Navy ships and searched, but no weapons were found. Meanwhile, more U-2 flights over Cuba showed the Soviet missile sites were almost ready. The U.S. was moving closer to war.

How does this paragraph reflect a CENTRAL idea of the article?

it shows how the Soviet Union could not be trusted to follow through on their promises

it shows why nuclear war is needed to solve disputes between leaders

it shows the mounting tension caused by miscommunication and miscalculation

it shows the way the Soviet Union responded to Kennedy's efforts to avoid nuclear war

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Based on the article, which statement BEST expresses the way Khrushchev and Kennedy felt about nuclear weapons?

They are a necessary part of war and production should continue.

They should never be produced again and all existing weapons should be destroyed.

They should be used on other countries that possess nuclear weapons.

They are a drastic measure and production of nuclear weapons should be reduced.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is ABC News correspondent John Scali mentioned in the article?

He shows the important role the media played in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He gives an important example of how communication between the United States and the Soviet Union was not clear.

He was an important messenger to the president and conveyed Khrushchev's views on nuclear war.

He was responsible for improving communication between the Soviets and the United States during the crisis.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba in order to ___ the island of Cuba.

Attack

Defend

Conquer

Colonize

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The United States called the blockade a quarantine because:

Quarantine sounds better than a blockade

Quarantine is the correct military term

A blockade is a term for war; a quarantine isn’t

A blockade suggests illness

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Cuban Missile Crisis is when the US reached which DEFCON level?

1

2

3

4

5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which government individuals negotiated the end of the Crisis on October 27?

Robert Kennedy and Vasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arhkipov and Anatoly Dobrynin

Robert Kennedy and Anatoly Dobrynin

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT part of the agreement between the US and the USSR?

The U.S will never invade Cuba

The Soviet Union will remove the missiles from Cuba

UN will inspect the removal of missiles in Cuba

The Soviet Union will hold open elections