THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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breaking diplomatic relations with all communist nations
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launching an air and land invasion of Cuba
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firing nuclear weapons at the Soviet Union
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ending trade relations with any nation allied with the Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy responded by placing a naval blockade, which he referred to as a “quarantine, ” around Cuba. He also demanded the removal of the missiles and the destruction of the sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -What threat was the basis for the Cuban Missile Crisis? Cuba repelled a U.S.-sponsored invasion by Cuban exiles. What happened at the Bay of Pigs? He initiated a naval blockade to prevent Soviet ships from reaching Cuba with nuclear weapons.