10.2 the Cuban Missile Crisis

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10.2 The Cuban Missile Crisis

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What event marked the peak of the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union?

1. Soviet Union's first man in space
2. Putting the first man on the moon
3. Launching the first animal into space
4. Launching the first satellite into orbit

What was the name of the first man sent into space by the Soviet Union?

1. Neil Armstrong
2. Yuri Gagarin
3. Michael Collins
4. Buzz Aldrin

What were the two superpowers primarily focused on developing during the Cold War arms race?

1. tanks
2. missiles
3. conventional weapons
4. nuclear weapons

What was the long-term goal of the Soviet Union before the policy of peaceful coexistence was introduced?

1. Improvement of living conditions for the people
2. Reduction of hostility between the Soviet Union and the USA
3. Renaming of cities named after Stalin
4. Communist world revolution

What event triggered a new crisis despite the policy of peaceful coexistence?

1. Improved relations between the Soviet Union and the USA
2. Cuban Revolution
3. Destruction of Stalin's statues and monuments
4. Renaming of cities in the Soviet Union

What is De-Stalinisation?

1. Introduction of communism in USA
2. Renaming cities and destruction of Stalin's statues and monuments
3. Introduction of Stalin's statues and monuments
4. Reduction of hostility between the Soviet Union and the USA

What was the policy introduced by Nikita Khrushchev to reduce hostility between the Soviet Union and the USA?

1. Dictatorship
2. Peaceful coexistence
3. Nuclear warfare
4. Communist world revolution

Why did the USA intervene in Cuba?

1. Because Fidel Castro was a dictator
2. Because Cuba signed a trade agreement with China
3. Because the USA wanted to spread communism
4. Because Cuba was attacking the USA

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

1. The USA and Cuba signed a peace treaty
2. The Cuban Army defeated the invaders
3. The invaders captured Havana
4. The USA successfully overthrew Castro

What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

1. An agreement between Cuba and China
2. An attempt by the USA to overthrow Castro
3. A revolution led by Fidel Castro
4. A failed invasion by the Cuban Army

What type of government did Fidel Castro establish in Cuba?

1. Communist
2. Monarchical
3. Democratic
4. Dictatorship

Who was the dictator of Cuba before the revolution?

1. Lenin
2. Marx
3. Castro
4. Batista

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

1. The Soviet Union agreed to dismantle the missile sites on Cuba while the US agreed not to invade Cuba again.
2. The US and the Soviet Union agreed to share Cuba.
3. The Soviet Union invaded Cuba.
4. The US launched a missile strike against Cuba.

What did President Kennedy demand during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

1. That the US should build more missile sites in Europe.
2. That the missiles already on Cuba should be removed and the sites there dismantled.
3. That the US should invade Cuba immediately.
4. That the Soviet Union should leave Cuba entirely.

What did the American government do when they discovered the missile sites in Cuba?

1. Launched a missile strike against Cuba.
2. Offered to negotiate with the Soviet Union.
3. Established a military blockade.
4. Sent a warning letter to Castro.

Why did Castro turn to the Soviet Union?

1. Fearing another American invasion.
2. Because he wanted to start a war with the US.
3. Because the Soviet Union offered him a lot of money.
4. Because he wanted to join the Soviet Union.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

1. A failed attempt by the US to invade Cuba.
2. A political and military standoff between the US and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
3. A trade embargo against Cuba.
4. A war between Cuba and the US.

What did some people believe about the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

1. That it was a genuine attempt to improve the regime
2. That it was a success
3. That it was a failure
4. That it was a trick by Mao to discover and arrest those who were against him and his regime

Why did Mao end the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

1. Because he wanted to give citizens more power
2. Because he wanted to improve the communist regime
3. Because he wanted to promote free speech
4. Because he received too many letters of complaint

What happened to citizens who were critical of the regime during the campaign?

1. They were persecuted and imprisoned
2. They were elected to office
3. They were praised and rewarded
4. They were exiled from China

What was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

1. A campaign to encourage citizens to leave China
2. A campaign against communism
3. A campaign allowing citizens to express their opinions about the communist regime
4. A campaign to promote communism

Who announced the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

1. Leon Trotsky
2. Joseph Stalin
3. Mao Zedong
4. Vladimir Lenin