President Kennedy responded to the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba by __________________.
A. ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba
B. ordering a surgical air strike against the installations
C. publicly threatening a full-scale military invasion of Cuba
D. undertaking quiet negotiations with Castro
Answer: A
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