The Cold War and Cuba Answers

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When did the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba occur?

1948

1959

1961

1989

How did President Kennedy refer to the blockade ordered against Cuba in October 1962?

as an iron curtain

as an embargo

as a cold war

as a quarantine

In the wake of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuba

placed Fulgencio Batista in power.

formed an alliance with the United States.

formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.

built an economy based on capitalism.

Which country assisted East Germany in construction of the Berlin Wall?

Cuba

the United States

the Soviet Union

West Germany

In the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion, tensions

decreased between Cuba and the United States.

increased between Cuba and the United States.

decreased between Cuba and the Soviet Union.

increased between Cuba and the Soviet Union.

Which person was a Cuban dictator who was overthrown in 1959?

Fulgencio Batista

Raúl Castro

Fidel Castro

Nikita Khrushchev

After discovering what they thought was a threat in Cuba, Kennedy’s team debated whether to

launch a military strike or remove missiles from Turkey.

establish a naval blockade or launch a military strike.

remove missiles from Turkey or create a hotline.

establish a naval blockade or create a hotline.

The creation of a communications hotline between the United States and the USSR was a result of

the construction of the Berlin Wall.

the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

the end of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

the start of the Vienna Summit.

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