Question

President Kennedy used the term "___" rather than "___" because he wanted to avoid war with Russia.

A)defense; war

 B)war; defense

 C)quarantine; blockade

 D)blockade; quarantine

Answer 1

The answer is C). quarantine; blockade.

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Answer 2

The answer is C. President Kennedy uses the word quarantine because it is more subtle to hear compared to the blockade. The term quarantine means it isolates the person to a remote place while blockade is to prevent from entering in a place.