The correct answer is A. The Cuban missile crisis was a part of the Cold War when USSR built missile bases in Cuba. The issue with this was that the Soviets had missile access to nearly every point in the U.S. This posed a major threat to America.
It has been primarily "Southwest Asia," that the United States has been militarily involved in the 1990s and into the early decades of the new millennium, since this qualifies as the "Middle East," where the US continues to fight terrorism.
Each branch deals with a different aspect of governing. The legislative branch passes laws. The executive branch enforces laws. The judicial branch interprets laws.