5 Questions
Who was the Soviet leader at the time of the crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
What happened on October 16, 1962, the first day of the crisis?
A spy plane shot aerial photos of a missile base being assembled in Cuba
When the crisis first began, a group of men came together to discuss appropriate action by the United States. What was this committee eventually called?
Ex Comm
What final event of the crisis almost provoked a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R.?
An Air Force reconnaissance pilot was shot down
What was the purpose of the spy plane shot on October 16, 1962?
To capture aerial photos of a missile base being assembled in Cuba
Study Notes
The Cuban Missile Crisis
- The Soviet leader at the time of the crisis was Nikita Khrushchev.
- On October 16, 1962, the first day of the crisis, a U-2 spy plane detected Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles being constructed in Cuba.
- The committee formed to discuss appropriate action by the United States was eventually called the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm).
- The final event of the crisis almost provoked a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet submarine came close to launching a nuclear-tipped torpedo at a U.S. warship.
- The purpose of the U-2 spy plane shot down on October 16, 1962, was to gather photographic evidence of the Soviet missile sites in Cuba.
Test your knowledge of the historical events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis with this multiple choice quiz based on the book "Thirteen Days" by RF Kennedy. Learn more about the key figures and details of this critical period in history.
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