#1
Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
#2
Which country deployed missiles to Cuba, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?
United States
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
#3
What was the approximate duration of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
One week
Two weeks
One month
Three months
#4
Which of the following statements best describes the 'quarantine' President Kennedy imposed during the crisis?
A naval blockade of Cuba.
An embargo on Cuban exports.
A military invasion of Cuba.
A diplomatic isolation of Cuba.
#5
Which organization was formed in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis to facilitate communication between the US and USSR?
United Nations Security Council
NATO
International Atomic Energy Agency
Hotline Commission
#6
Who was the Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
#7
Which of the following events directly preceded the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Wall construction
Vietnam War
Korean War
#8
Who played a crucial role as an intermediary between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Anatoly Dobrynin
Raul Castro
#9
What was the codename given to the Soviet missile deployment in Cuba?
Operation Cuba Libre
Operation Anadyr
Operation Caribbean Crisis
Operation Red Banner
#10
What was the US response to the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba?
Immediate military attack
Diplomatic negotiations
Aircraft reconnaissance
Preemptive invasion
#11
What was the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The United States agreed to remove missiles from Turkey.
The Soviet Union agreed to dismantle missiles in Cuba.
Both sides agreed to a nuclear disarmament treaty.
The United Nations intervened and imposed sanctions on both parties.
#12
Which of the following was NOT one of the terms agreed upon in the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
United States pledged not to invade Cuba.
Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba.
Soviet Union dismantled missile bases in Turkey.
United States removed missiles from Turkey.
#13
What was the primary concern of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuban military buildup
Soviet naval presence
Soviet nuclear missile deployment
Cuban economic embargo
#14
Which country served as the intermediary for communication between the US and the Soviet Union during the crisis?
Canada
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
#15
What was the name of the US spy plane that took reconnaissance photos of Cuba during the crisis?
U-2
SR-71 Blackbird
B-52 Stratofortress
F-16 Fighting Falcon