PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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It started when the Soviet Union tried to place nuclear missiles in Cuba
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The Soviet Union did not attempt to break the US naval blockade of Cuba
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It ended when the US promised to never invade Cuba as long as the Soviets removed their missiles there
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The US launched airstrikes on Cuba to destroy their nuclear missiles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is true of the Cuban missile crisis? It brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many nuclear historians agree that 27 October 1962, known as “Black Saturday”, was the closest the world came to nuclear catastrophe, as US forces enforced a blockade of Cuba to stop deliveries of Soviet missiles.
Detailed explanation-4: -On October 16, President Kennedy notified Attorney General Robert Kennedy that he was convinced the Soviets were placing missiles in Cuba and it was a legitimate threat. This made the threat of nuclear destruction by two world superpowers a reality.