President Kennedy Responded to the Presence of Soviet Missiles in Cuba

question 71

Multiple Choice

President Kennedy responded to the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba by __________________.

• A) ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba
• B) ordering a surgical air strike against the installations
• C) publicly threatening a full-scale military invasion of Cuba
• D) undertaking quiet negotiations with Castro

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