What Was the Main Reason the Soviets Placed Missiles in Cuba

question 42

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba?

• A) to deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba
• B) to initiate a large-scale attack on South America
• C) to launch an attack upon the United States
• D) to make Castro more dependent upon the Soviets
• E) to get Kennedy to grant the Soviets control of West Berlin

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Definitions:

Motor Recruitment

Motor recruitment is the process by which muscles increase their force of contraction by activating more motor units.

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter and chemical that motor neurons of the nervous system release in order to activate muscles.

Secretion

The process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.

Terminal Cisternae

Enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum around the myofibrils of muscle cells, involved in calcium ion storage.