Question

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between

A) Cuba and Venezuela.
B) the Soviet Union and Cuba.
C) Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
D) the United States and the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

Answer: D) the United States and the Soviet Union.

Explanation: The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States became alarmed when Soviet missiles were being installed in Cuba. President Kennedy demanded that the missiles be removed.

Answer 2

D) the United States and the Soviet Union