Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Cold War

Questions and Answers

Italy and Turkey

13 days

To engage in a violent campaign of terrorism and sabotage in Cuba

To deter a future invasion of Cuba Signup and view all the answers

July 1962 Signup and view all the answers

Caribbean Crisis (Карибский кризис) Signup and view all the answers

Leading a paramilitary force of Cuban exiles in an attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow its government Signup and view all the answers

The Soviets had an increasingly fractious relationship with China Signup and view all the answers

Soviet First Secretary, Nikita Khrushchev, and Cuban Prime Minister, Fidel Castro Signup and view all the answers

Later that summer after a secret meeting between Khrushchev and Castro in July 1962 Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

In 1961, the US government deployed Jupiter nuclear missiles in Turkey.
The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted for 13 days.
The Cuban Project was a US government operation aimed at overthrowing the communist government in Cuba.
The Soviet administration agreed to place nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba to counter the perceived threat of a US invasion and to protect the socialist revolution in Cuba.
The construction of missile launch facilities in Cuba started in July 1962.
The codename for the Cuban Missile Crisis in Russian was "Anadyr".
The CIA played a key role in the Cuban Project, which included conducting surveillance and gathering intelligence on the Cuban government.
The Soviet administration was concerned about a Cuban drift towards China because it would lead to a loss of influence and a potential threat to Soviet interests in the region.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to place nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba to deter a future invasion and to maintain Soviet influence in the region.