The Cuban Missile Crisis

Multiple Choice

The Cuban Missile Crisis

A) was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis.
B) was a direct attempt by the United States to remove Fidel Castro from power.
C) was a direct attempt by the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear attack on America.
D) brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, but, eventually, produced a lessening of Cold War tension between the superpowers.
E) caused several military confrontations between the superpowers in world "hot zones."