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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choice given to Kennedy during Cuban Missile Crisis
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accused assassin
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committee set up during the crisis to assist Kennedy with possible solutions
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investigated the death of Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ExComm suggested a naval blockade to prohibit more weapons from entering Cuba. Advisors recommended more aggressive solutions, such as airstrikes on missile sites in Cuba, airstrikes on a variety of military targets in Cuba, and an invasion of Cuba.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eventually, Soviet Premier Khrushchev acquiesced to Kennedy’s demands, agreeing to remove the missiles from Cuba publically if the United States military would promise not to invade Cuba and secretly remove missiles from Turkey, averting potential disaster and ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Executive Committee of the National Security Council On October 16, President Kennedy assembled a core group of advisors to discuss the Cuban Missiles Crisis. On October 22, he formalized this group as the Executive Committee of the National Security Council, or ExComm.