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Cuban Missile Crisis - Quiz
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  • 1. What did Fidel Castro request from the Soviet Union in late 1961?
A) SA-2 anti-aircraft missiles
B) Financial loans
C) Intercontinental ballistic missiles
D) Nuclear warheads
  • 2. How did Castro describe the Soviet leadership's behavior in late 1961?
A) Financially irresponsible
B) Too aggressive
C) Overly supportive
D) Lacking revolutionary boldness
  • 3. With which country did Castro begin discussing economic assistance after criticizing the Soviets?
A) The United States
B) France
C) Germany
D) China
  • 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-Moscow
C) Pro-Capitalist
D) Pro-American
  • 6. What did the Soviet leadership fear following the ousting of Escalante?
A) An economic collapse
B) A possible US invasion
C) A naval blockade
D) A democratic uprising
  • 7. What did the Soviet Union send to Cuba in April 1962?
A) A regiment of regular Soviet troops
B) A team of economic advisors
C) An invitation to Moscow
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) Anibal Escalante
C) Timothy Naftali
D) Fidel Castro
  • 9. According to Timothy Naftali, why did Soviet planners want to place missiles in Cuba?
A) To intimidate the Chinese
B) To replace the Cuban government
C) To solidify the Soviet-Cuban relationship
D) To attack the United States
  • 10. What did Soviet foreign policy planners fear Castro’s break with Escalante foreshadowed?
A) A military coup in Moscow
B) A Cuban drift toward the US
C) A total collapse of communism
D) A Cuban drift toward China
  • 11. How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
A) 28 days
B) 13 days
C) 30 days
D) 7 days
  • 12. In which month and year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
A) July 1962
B) November 1963
C) April 1961
D) October 1962
  • 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) England and France
C) Cuba and Italy
D) Turkey and Germany
  • 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) Anatoly Dobrynin 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) F-4 Phantom
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 naval embargo
B) A restricted zone
C) A quarantine
D) A defensive perimeter
  • 18. Why was Khrushchev's position weakened after the crisis?
A) He had won the war
B) He had refused to negotiate
C) He was seen as retreating and humiliated
D) He was replaced by Fidel Castro
  • 19. When did the United States end the naval quarantine?
A) 16 October 1962
B) August 1963
C) 28 October 1962
D) 20 November 1962
  • 20. Who was the Soviet ambassador to the United States during the crisis?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Nikita Khrushchev
C) Fidel Castro
D) Anatoly Dobrynin
  • 21. What body did Kennedy convene to deal with the crisis?
A) The United Nations
B) The Politburo
C) EXCOMM
D) The Joint Chiefs
  • 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) Encouraging isolationism
B) Promoting socialism
C) Promoting private enterprise
D) Dismantling military alliances
  • 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) Richard Bissell
B) Edward Lansdale
C) Dwight Eisenhower
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 26. When did the US launch the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
A) December 1959
B) February 1962
C) October 1965
D) April 1961
  • 27. According to Eisenhower, what would the failure of the Bay of Pigs do?
A) Strengthen the US position
B) Embolden the Soviets
C) End the Cold War
D) Prevent a nuclear crisis
  • 28. What campaign did the US government begin in late 1961?
A) Educational exchange
B) Terrorism against Cuba
C) Humanitarian aid program
D) Diplomatic negotiations
  • 29. Who wrote a top-secret report in January 1962 regarding the overthrow of the Cuban government?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Bissell
C) Edward Lansdale
D) Dwight Eisenhower
  • 30. Which agency was involved in infiltrating 'pathfinders' into Cuba?
A) FBI
B) CIA
C) Peace Corps
D) Department of State
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