Question

Which of these statements about the Cuban Missile Crisis is true?

A. Fidel Castro's government had manufactured guided missiles.
B. President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis.
C. Nikita Khrushchev wished to goad Kennedy into invading Cuba and starting a war.
D. President Kennedy called Nikita Khrushchev on the hotline.

Answer 1

The true statement regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis is B. President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis. Turkey is to the USSR as Cuba is to the US. Kennedy feared Soviet missiles in Cuba because of how close that nation is to the United States. Similarly, Khrushchev feared American missiles in Turkey due to the latter country's proximity to Soviet population centers.