THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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President Kennedy ended the Cuban trade embargo
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Fidel Castro negotiated a peaceful settlement
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The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown
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The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba
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Detailed explanation-1: -The emergency was resolved peacefully after Kennedy ordered a naval “quarantine” of Cuba-a blockade under a less bellicose name-and then made a deal with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet missiles out of Cuba and U.S. nuclear missiles out of Italy and Turkey.
Detailed explanation-2: -The next morning, October 28, Khrushchev issued a public statement that Soviet missiles would be dismantled and removed from Cuba. The crisis was over but the naval quarantine continued until the Soviets agreed to remove their IL–28 bombers from Cuba and, on November 20, 1962, the United States ended its quarantine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.