The Event That Immediately Preceded and Sparked the Cuban Missile

question 21

Multiple Choice

The event that immediately preceded and sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis was

• A) the Berlin Wall.
• B) Sputnik.
• C) the death of Stalin.
• D) the Bay of Pigs.
• E) the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro by the CIA.

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Definitions:

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Social Rejection

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