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."
Answer: D
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A) pardoned Stalin for his crimes. B) insisted that the forced labor camps must stay open indefinitely. C) urged the Party to adopt a limited form of capitalism in order to stay in power. D) called for a cessation of the Cold War. E) condemned Stalin.
The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was actually better than a victory because
a. Lincoln immediately brought Ulysses S. Grant in to command the Army of the Potomac. b. the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war. c. "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. d. it caused Lincoln to declare a war against slavery. e. it forced the Union to develop a strategic battle plan.
The English repulsed an invasion by Napoleon as a result of
a. an alliance with America. b. storms in the North Sea. c. the aid of French émigrés who had escaped France. d. the English agreement to a treaty of neutrality in regard to Napoleon's actions in Europe. e. their naval superiority in the battle at Trafalgar.
Li Peng ordered an end to the demonstration of students in ____ that ended violently.
a) Trafalgar Square b) Tiananmen Square c) Liberty Square d) Beijing