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POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

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Moscow, October 27, 1962. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, ____ You are disturbed over Cuba. You say that this disturbs you because it is 90 miles by sea from the coast of the United States of America. But you have placed destructive missile weapons, which you call offensive, in Turkey, literally next to us.I therefore make this proposal:We are willing to remove from Cuba the [missiles] which you regard as offensive. Your representatives will make a declaration to the effect that the United States, for its part, ____ will remove its [missiles] from Turkey. We, in making this pledge, will promise not to invade Turkey. . .The United States Government will promise not to invade Cuba . . .The greatest joy for all peoples would be the announcement of our agreement. These are my proposals, Mr. President. Respectfully yours, N. KhrushchevWHAT WAS THE AGREEMENT?
A
The U.S. will remove its missiles from Turkey, and the Soviet Union will remove its missiles from Cuba.
B
The Soviet Union will stop sending troops to Cuba, and the U.S. will stop sending troops to Turkey
C
The Soviet Union will stop blockading Cuba, and the U.S. will stop blockading Turkey.
D
The U.S. will remove its missiles from Cuba, and the Soviet Union will remove its missiles from Turkey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -I regard with respect and trust the statement you made in your message of October 27, 1962, that there would be no attack, no invasion of Cuba, and not only on the part of the United States, but also on the part of other nations of the Western Hemisphere, as you said in your same message.

Detailed explanation-2: -Later, a long, rambling letter from Khrushchev to Kennedy makes a similar offer: removal of the missiles in exchange for lifting the quarantine and a pledge that the U.S. will not invade Cuba. Premier Khrushchev’s letter to President Kennedy, October 26, 1962.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In 1962 the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. The confrontation that followed, known as the Cuban missile crisis, brought the two superpowers to the brink of war before an agreement was reached to withdraw the missiles.

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