In the Cuban Missile Crisis,
A. the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba in 1962.
B. Turkey threatened to have the United States destroy Cuba if the Soviets attacked Turkey.
C. the United States president threatened to shoot down any Soviet planes bringing nuclear weapons to Cuba and announced a total "air blockade."
D. President Johnson sent American troops to Cuba.
E. Fidel Castro was exiled to Monte Carlo.
Answer: A
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