Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis - Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) A team of economic advisors
B) An invitation to Moscow
C) A regiment of regular Soviet troops
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) Anibal Escalante
B) Fidel Castro
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Timothy Naftali

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

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

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

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

11. How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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