USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This Russian leader squared off against President Kennedy during the Berlin Crisis.
A
Fidel Castro
B
Nikita Khrushchev
C
Richard M. Nixon
D
Joseph Stalin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country’s Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.

Detailed explanation-2: -At this point, the Soviet Union began impeding communications between the Western Allies, West Germany and West Berlin. Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, imposed the Berlin Blockade from 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949, cutting off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -On November 10, 1958, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech in which he demanded that the Western powers of the United States, Great Britain and France pull their forces out of West Berlin within six months.

Detailed explanation-4: -In June 1961, Kennedy met with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria.

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