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When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?
November 1961
January 1963
October 1962
September 1964
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
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What was the US response to the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba?
Diplomatic negotiations
Preemptive strike
Naval blockade
Aerial bombardment
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How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
5 days
1 month
13 days
3 weeks
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What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba
US invasion of Cuba
Nuclear war between US and Soviet Union
Cuba joined the Soviet Union
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Which country posed a potential threat to the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Mexico
Cuba
Canada
Jamaica
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What was the name of the US reconnaissance aircraft involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
SR-71 Blackbird
B-52 Stratofortress
U-2
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Which organization was involved in the negotiations to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
NATO
United Nations
European Union
Organization of American States
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What was the general objective of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
To invade Cuba
To establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
To remove Soviet missiles from Cuba
To strengthen ties with Latin American countries
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Who made the decision to blockade Cuba?
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
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