Nikita
What was an action Khrushchev took that started the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Planting nuclear missiles in Cuba.
What did Kennedy do in response to the USSR planting nuclear missiles in Cuba?
'Quarantine' Cuba.
What political ideology did Castro and Khrushchev share?
Communism
What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1962
Why did the exploding cigar sent to kill Castro fail?
Because he had given up smoking
Why did Khrushchev decide to place missiles in Cuba?
To create equality between the US who had missiles in Turkey and the USSR.
What previous experience did Kennedy have that contributed to his perspective on the Crisis?
He fought in WWII in the South Pacific
What game did Castro invent while he was in school?
Riding a bike into a brick wall
What dates did the Cuban missile crisis start and end?
October 16th - October 28th 1962
Why was Kennedy initially not allowed to join the military?
Because he suffered from Addison's disease and chronic back pain.
What was Khrushchev's core political belief?
Communism.
Finish the quote, "You cannot expect..."
"The enemy to capitulate just because you have overwhelming power."
Why did Castro want protection from the US?
The bay of pigs invasion had convinced him they might invade again
When did the Cold War officially end?
December 1991
How many wives did Khrushchev have?
How do you spell the leader of the Soviet Union's name?
Khrushchev
When was Kennedy elected?
1960
How many times was Castro nearly assasinated?
634
When was the hotline set up between Washington and Moscow?
20th June 1963
What did Khrushchev's first wife die of?
Typhus
Finish the quote, "Do you consider..."
"You have the right to demand security for your own country, but do not accord the same right to us?"
When was the 'quarantine' put into effect?
22nd October 1962
Finish the quote, "However harsh and terrible the solution..."
"There would be no other."
What date was the Nuclear Test Ban treaty signed?
August 5th 1963
What was Kennedy's childhood nickname?
Jack