In October 1962, the Soviet provision of ballistic missiles to Cuba led to the most dangerous Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Over the course of two extremely tense weeks, US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev negotiated a peaceful outcome to the crisis. The crisis evoked fears of nuclear destruction, revealed the dangers of brinksmanship, and invigorated attempts to halt the arms race.
Explanation: Sorry I got into it haha;)...But there you go...
The malcontents were a group of people who came after the original settlers came. They came without help from the trustees so they didn't have the same loyalty as the other settlers did. They didn't like the rules that were put in place by the trustees, that's why they are called malcontents.