USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which United States Naval Base is located on the island of Cuba?
A
Key West
B
Guantanamo Bay
C
Puerto Rico
D
Miami
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recent News. Guantánamo Bay detention camp, also called Gitmo, U.S. detention facility on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, located on the coast of Guantánamo Bay in southeastern Cuba.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guantánamo Bay is a bay at the southeast end of the island of Cuba. The area surrounding its southern part hosts a United States Naval Base. The northern part of the bay is under Cuban control.

Detailed explanation-3: -It has been permanently leased to the United States since 1903 as a coaling station and naval base, making it the oldest overseas U.S. naval base in the world. The lease was $2, 000 in gold per year until 1934, when the payment was set to match the value in gold in dollars; in 1974, the yearly lease was set to $4, 085.

Detailed explanation-4: -Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the forward, ready, and irreplaceable U.S. sea power platform in the Caribbean.

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