Question

1. In 1962, the following conflict emerged between the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and the United States under Kennedy, in which the Soviets and Americans nearly came to nuclear war over the positioning of Soviet missiles within near proximity to the United States?
A) The Vietnam War
B) The Cuban Missile Crisis
C) The Korean War
D) The Polish October

Answer 1

Answer:

1. In 1962, the following conflict emerged between the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and the United States under Kennedy, in which the Soviets and Americans nearly came to nuclear war over the positioning of Soviet missiles within near proximity to the United States:

B) The Cuban Missile Crisis

Explanation:

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct conflict lead by the Soviet Union and the United States with the core center in Cuba. It was a set of nuclear escalations that never became effective because Both leaders communicated in secret to solve the problem and leave it in peace. However, the proximity of the scalations point was so near to the United States that if executed would have made incredible damage to them.