When the Soviet Union Attempted to Install Nuclear Weapons in Cuba

question 36

Multiple Choice

When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered

• A) the installation of nuclear weapons in Turkey.
• B) surgical air strikes against the missile sites.
• C) the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
• D) resumption of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.
• E) a naval quarantine of that island nation.

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