Which of the Following Is True of the Cuban Missile

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Cuban missile crisis?

• A) It led to a U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba.
• B) It showed Kennedy's tendency to back down in a tense confrontation.
• C) It marked the end of the cold war.
• D) It brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
• E) It saw the United States destroy some missile sites with precise air strikes.

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