When did Fidel Castro take control of Havana?
1956
1959
1958
Which US policy was adopted in 1823?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Which soldiers were used to invade Cuba in 1961 at the Bay of Pigs?
US marines
US army
Cuban exiles
What was the name of the CIA operation to terrorize Cuba after the Bay of Pigs failure?
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Mongoose
What percentage of Cuban exports was sugar?
80%
50%
60%
Where was Khrushchev forced to input grain from as a result of failed agricultural policies?
Britain
USA and Canada
China
When did Khrushchev make the 'Secret Speech'?
1957
Under the Sino-Soviet Pact, what was the Soviet Union to give China?
A nuclear bomb
Financial aid to help build more fighter planes
Military advisers to help develop their army
Why did Khrushchev not think Kennedy would take action over Soviet missiles in Cuba?
He had not taken action when the Berlin Wall was built
The Russians had more nuclear weapons than the Americans
The Russians had more allies than the Americans
Where had NATO placed nuclear missiles which were in close proximity to the USSR?
Georgia
Turkey
Greece