Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. If you ______ someone, you make them less likely to do something.
- 'deter' ✓
- What type of American planes detected Soviet missiles in Cuba in 1962?
- U-2 spy planes ✓
- B52 bomber planes
- F-11 fighter jets
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- Which country was allied to Cuba in 1962?
- Britain
- France
- USA
- USSR ✓
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- Which country had Jupiter missiles based in Turkey (Turkiye)?
- Britain
- China
- France
- USA ✓
- USSR
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- The USSR installed nuclear weapons in Cuba secretly. ✓
- The USSR installed nuclear weapons in Cuba publicly.
- The USSR installed nuclear weapons in Cuba with American agreement.
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Berlin Blockade
- 2⇔China became communist
- 3⇔Korean War began
- 4⇔Hungarian Uprising
- 5⇔Cuba became communist
- 6⇔USSR began installing nuclear missiles on Cuba
Exit quiz
- Write the missing keyword. A ______ is a situation in which a government or soldiers stop goods or people from entering or leaving a place.
- 'blockade' ✓
- Who was President of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- Fidel Castro
- John F Kennedy ✓
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Dwight D Eisenhower
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- What was the shortened name of the group of advisors who helped JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- 'ExComm' ✓
- What did JFK prefer to call the American blockade of Cuba?
- bombardment
- quarantine ✓
- siege
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- At the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, what American response were hawks in JFK's group of advisors most likely to recommend?
- blockade of Cuba
- invasion of Cuba ✓
- negotiation over Cuba ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Soviet missiles detected in Cuba
- 3⇔US quarantine announced
- 4⇔Khrushchev said he would ignore the blockade
- 5⇔Soviet ships turned around
- 6⇔Khrushchev sent two telegrams to JFK
- 7⇔USA secretly agreed to remove Jupiter missiles from Turkey
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Key learning points
- The Cuban Missile Crisis began on 14th October 1962 when the USA discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
- ExComm helped President Kennedy to make decisions during the crisis.
- The USA set up a blockade or 'quarantine zone' around Cuba.
- The risk of war was considered high by both the USA and USSR during the crisis.
- The crisis was resolved as both the USA and USSR agreed to make compromises.
Common misconception
Only the USSR made compromises during the crisis.
Both superpowers agreed to compromises in order to avoid war and resolve the crisis. Soviet missiles were withdrawn from Cuba whilst the US promised not to invade Cuba and to withdraw its own missiles from Turkey.
Keywords
Blockade - a situation in which a government or soldiers stop goods or people from entering or leaving a place
Compromise - an agreement to accept something which is not exactly what you want
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