Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz

What was one of the main causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis related to Soviet insecurity?

• Soviet Union had advanced in the arms race

• Soviet Union had fallen behind in the arms race

• Soviet Union had no interest in nuclear weapons

• Soviet Union had superior offensive weapons

What did Fidel Castro fear that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A Soviet invasion

• A US invasion

• A European invasion

• A Chinese invasion

What choice did Kennedy eventually make during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Launch an invasion

• Blockade Cuba

• Bomb the missile sites

• Negotiate with the Soviets

What did Kennedy learn from his Bay of Pigs experience?

• To negotiate with Cuba

• To launch an air strike

• To avoid direct military action

• To ignore Soviet threats

When did Kennedy address the nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Monday, October 15

• Monday, October 22

• Monday, October 29

• Monday, November 5

What was the Soviet Union incapable of doing, leading to the crisis?

• Striking the US mainland with offensive weapons

• Defending against US attacks

• Building nuclear weapons

• Negotiating peace

What was the capability of the missiles being built in Cuba?

• Capable of hitting only Cuba

• Capable of hitting most of the United States

• Capable of hitting only Europe

• Capable of hitting only Asia

What was Khrushchev's first offer to Kennedy?

• To remove missiles if the US promised to never invade Cuba

• To remove missiles if the US removed their missiles from Turkey

• To invade Cuba

• To form a military alliance

Why could Kennedy not publicly remove the missiles from Turkey?

• They were outdated

• They were a NATO ally

• They were too expensive

• They were not operational

What did Kennedy decide regarding Khrushchev's letters?

• To respond to the second letter

• To ignore both letters

• To respond to the first letter as if he never received the second

• To respond to both letters