Question

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.

Answer 1

A. deter another American supported invasion of cuba