Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis - Quiz

1. What did Fidel Castro request from the Soviet Union in late 1961?

A) Financial loans
B) SA-2 anti-aircraft missiles
C) Nuclear warheads
D) Intercontinental ballistic missiles

2. How did Castro describe the Soviet leadership's behavior in late 1961?

A) Overly supportive
B) Too aggressive
C) Lacking revolutionary boldness
D) Financially irresponsible

3. With which country did Castro begin discussing economic assistance after criticizing the Soviets?

A) The United States
B) Germany
C) China
D) France

4. Who was ousted from the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations by Castro in March 1962?

A) Fidel Castro
B) Timothy Naftali
C) Anibal Escalante
D) Nikita Khrushchev

5. What was the political alignment of the comrades ousted alongside Escalante?

A) Pro-Chinese
B) Pro-Capitalist
C) Pro-American
D) Pro-Moscow

6. What did the Soviet leadership fear following the ousting of Escalante?

A) A naval blockade
B) A democratic uprising
C) An economic collapse
D) A possible US invasion

7. What did the Soviet Union send to Cuba in April 1962?

A) A regiment of regular Soviet troops
B) An invitation to Moscow
C) A team of economic advisors
D) A fleet of nuclear submarines

8. Who identified the dismissal of Escalante as a motivating factor for the Soviet decision to place missiles in Cuba?

A) Nikita Khrushchev
B) Timothy Naftali
C) Anibal Escalante
D) Fidel Castro

9. According to Timothy Naftali, why did Soviet planners want to place missiles in Cuba?

A) To replace the Cuban government
B) To solidify the Soviet-Cuban relationship
C) To attack the United States
D) To intimidate the Chinese

10. What did Soviet foreign policy planners fear Castro’s break with Escalante foreshadowed?

A) A Cuban drift toward the US
B) A military coup in Moscow
C) A Cuban drift toward China
D) A total collapse of communism

11. How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

A) 30 days
B) 7 days
C) 13 days
D) 28 days

12. In which month and year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

A) October 1962
B) July 1962
C) November 1963
D) April 1961

13. What was the name of the US project that deployed Thor missiles in England?

A) Project Jupiter
B) Project Emily
C) Project Thor
D) Project Cuban

14. In which country were US Jupiter missiles deployed in 1961?

A) Italy and Turkey
B) Turkey and Germany
C) England and France
D) Cuba and Italy

15. Who were the leaders of the Soviet Union and Cuba who agreed to place missiles in Cuba?

A) John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev
B) Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro
C) Anatoly Dobrynin and Nikita Khrushchev
D) Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy

16. What type of aircraft captured photographic evidence of the missile facilities?

A) F-4 Phantom
B) B-52 bomber
C) SR-71 Blackbird
D) U-2 spy plane

17. What did President Kennedy call the naval blockade to avoid implications of war?

A) A quarantine
B) A restricted zone
C) A defensive perimeter
D) A naval embargo

18. Why was Khrushchev's position weakened after the crisis?

A) He was replaced by Fidel Castro
B) He had won the war
C) He had refused to negotiate
D) He was seen as retreating and humiliated

19. When did the United States end the naval quarantine?

A) August 1963
B) 16 October 1962
C) 20 November 1962
D) 28 October 1962

20. Who was the Soviet ambassador to the United States during the crisis?

A) Anatoly Dobrynin
B) Fidel Castro
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) John F. Kennedy

21. What body did Kennedy convene to deal with the crisis?

A) The Joint Chiefs
B) The United Nations
C) The Politburo
D) EXCOMM

22. Which military dictator ruled Cuba until 1958 with US support?

A) Fulgencio Batista
B) Fidel Castro
C) Edward Lansdale
D) Richard Bissell

23. What was a major goal of the US government after World War II during the Cold War?

A) Promoting socialism
B) Dismantling military alliances
C) Promoting private enterprise
D) Encouraging isolationism

24. When did the CIA develop a plan for paramilitary action against Cuba?

A) December 1959
B) October 1958
C) January 1962
D) April 1961

25. Who was the CIA Deputy Director for Plans who initiated the Bay of Pigs plan?

A) John F. Kennedy
B) Dwight Eisenhower
C) Richard Bissell
D) Edward Lansdale

26. When did the US launch the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

A) October 1965
B) February 1962
C) December 1959
D) April 1961

27. According to Eisenhower, what would the failure of the Bay of Pigs do?

A) Strengthen the US position
B) Prevent a nuclear crisis
C) Embolden the Soviets
D) End the Cold War

28. What campaign did the US government begin in late 1961?

A) Humanitarian aid program
B) Terrorism against Cuba
C) Educational exchange
D) Diplomatic negotiations

29. Who wrote a top-secret report in January 1962 regarding the overthrow of the Cuban government?

A) Dwight Eisenhower
B) Edward Lansdale
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Richard Bissell

30. Which agency was involved in infiltrating 'pathfinders' into Cuba?

A) FBI
B) Department of State
C) CIA
D) Peace Corps

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