Khrushchev Installed Nuclear Missiles in Cuba for Which of the Following

question 24

Multiple Choice

Khrushchev installed nuclear missiles in Cuba for which of the following reasons?

• A) He was preparing for a nuclear strike against the United States.
• B) He did so solely to persuade the United States to remove its missiles from Turkey.
• C) He did so both to deter an American invasion of Cuba and to improve the Soviet Union's position in the nuclear balance of power.
• D) He was attempting to build an anti-American alliance among Latin American nations under Soviet control.

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