The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 Concluded with

question 56

Multiple Choice

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 concluded with

• A)improved communications between the US and the Soviet Union to prevent nuclear war.
• B)the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
• C)the United States overthrowing Cuba's Soviet-supported government.
• D)John Kennedy backing down to the threats of Nikita Khrushchev.
• E)Fidel Castro giving up his military authority in the Cuban government, although he retained political control.

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