Which of the Following Describes the Thirteen-Day Cuban Missile Crisis

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the thirteen-day Cuban missile crisis of 1962?

• A) It brought the world's two superpowers perilously close to nuclear war.
• B) It followed the accidental firing of a missile at the U.S.naval base in Guantanamo Bay.
• C) It severely weakened President Kennedy's international standing.
• D) It ended with Fidel Castro's promise to hold democratic elections in Cuba.

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Definitions:

Contrary

Refers to statements or propositions that cannot both be true at the same time, but can both be false.

Contradictory

Pertains to statements or propositions that directly oppose each other in such a way that if one is true, the other must necessarily be false.

Chauvinists

Individuals who show excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group, cause, or gender, often disregarding reasonable opposition.

Disprove

To prove a statement or theory to be false or incorrect.