AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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launched the first satellite into space
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made Cuba a member of the Warsaw Pact
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attempted to put nuclear weapons in Cuba
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constructed the Berlin Wall
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1961 the US government put Jupiter nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey, and attempted to invade Cuba. Starting in November of that year the US government engaged in a campaign of terrorism and sabotage in Cuba, referred to as the Cuban Project, which continued throughout the first half of the 1960s.
Detailed explanation-2: -After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this “quarantine, ” as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -The crisis ended peacefully on Oct. 28 when the Soviets began to dismantle their missile sites. In November, Kennedy called off the blockade. By year’s end, the missiles had left Cuba.