The Cuban Missile Crisis
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- Q1
How far is Cuba from the USA
1600km
160km
60km
100km
30s - Q2
Who ruled Cuba in the 1950's?
Batman
Bugatti
Batista
Barista
30s - Q3
Why did the USA like Batista even though he was corrupt?
He paid million in taxes
He was a US citizen
He was related to President Truman
He was Anti-Communist
30s - Q4
Who led a 3 year campaign to remove Batista?
Frank Sinatra
Caster Oil
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
30s - Q5
Who put pressure on the USA to act against Castro?
The United Nations organisation
The USA citizens
The Cuban exiles - ex-supporters of Batista
The Communists in the USA
30s - Q6
What did Castro do that worried the USA?
Started to put armed warships around their coastline
Made an Anti-USA speech
Made a speech saying he was a fully committed communist
Kicked out US businesses and landowners and gave the land/businesses to Cubans
30s - Q7
What did the USA not do against the Cubans?
Played constant propaganda against Castro on the radio
Supported and trained the Cuban exiles
Thought about ruining their crops with beetles
Sent thousands of US soliders to take over Cuba
30s - Q8
Castro made a deal with the USSR - How much money did the USSR give them?
$100 million
$10 million
$1 billion
$1 trillion
30s - Q9
What was President Kennedy not willing to tolerate?
A communist alliance in their sphere of influence
Batista not getting his job back
The CIA's failure to remove Castro from power
A leader more popular than he was
30s - Q10
What is the name of the failed overthrow of Castro that Kennedy attempted in 1961 - where US supplied Cuban exiles were shipped back to Cuba.
The Bay of Cows
The Bay of Horses
The Bay of Dogs
The Bay of Pigs
30s - Q11
What did Cuba and the USSR take from the half hearted failed Bay of Pigs event?
Kennedy was a strong leader.
That the USA were weak.
That the USA were willing to fight against communism.
The alliance between the USSR and Cuba would not be tolerated.
30s - Q12
What did a USA spy plane discover in Cuba in 1962?
nuclear capable Missile launch sites in Cuba
Soviet soliders in Cuba
Soviet nuclear submarines protecting Cuba
Treasures the USSR had stolen during ww2 being stored in cuba
30s - Q13
What action did Kennedy take when he found out about the Missile Bases?
Blockaded the incoming USSR ships carrying missiles
Used airstrikes to blow up the missile bases in Cuba
Did nothing
Sent an invasion force of USA troops to Cuba
30s - Q14
In the days that followed the blockade, what did Khrushchev send to Kennedy?
Poisoned cigars
Chocolates and Roses
High Value gifts
Letters
30s - Q15
Which terms did Kennedy agree to?
He would end the blockade if Batista was back in power
He would end the blockade and the missiles would be removed or else a war would follow
He would allow only short range Missiles on Cuba
He would keep the blockade until all the missile sites had been dismantled
30s