USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A
Mikhail Gorbachev
B
Joseph Stalin
C
Vladimir Lenin
D
Nikita Khrushchev
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In response to these factors, Soviet First Secretary, Nikita Khrushchev, agreed with the Cuban Prime Minister, Fidel Castro, to place nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba to deter a future invasion.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As the leader of the only legal political party, the General Secretary served as both the head of government and head of state, although the actual head of government was the Premier.

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