Discuss President Kennedy's foreign policy with respect to Cuba and show how it led to confrontation with the Soviet Union
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: When he came into office, the Central Intelligence Agency had developed plans to overthrow the communist government in Cuba, the plan that failed with the Bay of Pigs invasion, embarrassing Kennedy. When the United States discovered that the Soviets had placed missiles in Cuba, Kennedy declared a blockade of Cuba to prevent it, and brought the United States and the Soviets to the brink of war.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. true b. false