Some sample questions from this category:
* President Kennedy was informed of the missiles on this date:
* Who was the Soviet Premier during the Crisis?
* Upon the recommendation of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense, what action did Kennedy decide would be best to take?
* Which of the following was the name of the committee of Kennedy's advisors?
* Kennedy met with two Soviet foreign ministers during the crisis. Who were they?
* President Kennedy demanded a unanimous vote from which organization before ordering the blockade effective?
* From Kennedy's remarks to the nation, 'I call upon Chairman (Omitted)to halt and eliminate this _______, reckless and ______ threat to world peace...'
* The Soviet Premier announced the withdrawal of the missiles from Cuba on what date?
* Who was the Secretary of State during the crisis?
* Who were the two leaders (US and USSR) during the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC)?
* What scenario did the top brass of the military try to 'sell' to Kennedy to remove the missiles from Cuba?
* What military action did Kennedy eventually take?
* The immediate root cause of the Cuban missile crisis can be traced to what event?
* What forum did the US use to publicly embarrass the USSR?
* What did the US give in exchange for the Cuban missiles?
* What have been the long term effects on US/Cuban relations?
* During the CMC, what did Khrushchev constantly accuse the US of?
* What was set up between the US and USSR right after the CMC?
* What spy plane was used over Cuba?
* In which year did the United States become aware of Soviet plans to station missiles in Cuba?
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