The Major Purpose of the Soviet Missiles Placed in Cuba

question 40

Multiple Choice

The major purpose of the Soviet missiles placed in Cuba was to:

• A)deter another American-supported invasion of Cuba.
• B)show hard-liners in the Soviet military that Khrushchev was sufficiently tough.
• C)launch an attack upon the United States.
• D)make Castro more dependent on the Soviets.
• E)get Kennedy to let the Soviets have West Berlin.

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Represents the cube of a variable \(k\), equivalent to multiplying \(k\) by itself twice (\(k*k*k\)).

\(k + 8\)

An algebraic expression representing the sum of a variable, \(k\), and the number 8.

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