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Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Key Players
Cuban Missile Crisis Hard
Results of the Crisis
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The Cold War was a power struggle between what two superpowers?
The United States and the Soviet Union
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How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
13 days
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The Cuban Missile Crisis involved what three countries?
The United States, Soviet Union, and Cuba
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To respond to the crisis, Kennedy chose this action instead of airstrikes or invasion.

naval blockade

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The crisis officially ended on this date

October 28, 1962

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Which city was divided into communist east, and free west during the Cold War?
Berlin
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In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
1962
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Who was the President of the United States during the crisis?
President John F. Kennedy
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What word did the United States use to prevent political backlash of their blockade of Cuba?
Quarantine
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True or False, the Cuban Missile Crisis seemed to be a huge diplomatic victory for the United States?
True
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In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
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How far is Cuba from Florida?
90 miles
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Who was the Soviet Union's leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
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On what day did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
October 28, 1962
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The United States had to remove nuclear missiles from what country?
Turkey
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In what year did the Cold War start?
1945
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How were the nuclear missiles discovered in Cuba?

They were discovered by a U2 spy plane.

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Who was Cuba's leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Fidel Castro
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A Soviet submarine was hit by a U.S. depth charge on this date, nearly triggering a nuclear response

October 27, 1962

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Who did the Soviet Union replace Khrushchev with after he appeared weak in his negotiations with the United States?
Brezhnev
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This resolution sent U.S. troops to Vietnam
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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What was the name of the group of American political leaders that gathered to discuss how to resolve the crisis?
Ex-Comm
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This Soviet officer stopped a nuclear torpedo launch that could have started World War III

Vasili Arkhipov

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True or false, Khrushchev accused JFK of being a communist.
False - Khrushchev accused JFK of putting the world at risk of war.
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This agreement banned testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater, or space

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty