THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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Question
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What option did the military support in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Diplomacy
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Blockade
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Airstrikes
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Two principal courses were offered: an air strike and invasion, or a naval quarantine with the threat of further military action.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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