Question

What was the compromise between the United States and the Soviet Union over placing nuclear weapons in Cuba?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B, The Soviets agreed to end the expansion of Communism if the United States removed nuclear weapons from Turkey, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The most dangerous Cold War confrontation began between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Soviet provision of ballistic missiles to Cube. This confrontation brought the whole world to the verge of a nuclear war.

However, during the course of time, the two leaders John F. Kennedy, the then President of the United States and Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Premier, negotiated a peaceful to this crisis.

The Soviet Union compared their provision of nuclear weapons in Cuba to the U.S. stationing of the Jupiter missiles in Turkey. The missiles were placed in a way that they came in the range of Soviet territory. Therefore,  Soviet agreed to end the expansion of Communism if the United States removed missiles from Turkey and also pledged not to invade Cuba in future.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is actually C. The Soviets would not place weapons in Cuba, and the United States would remove weapons from Europe.

Explanation:

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