Question

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between
A) Cuba and Venezuela.
B) the Soviet Union and Cuba.
C) Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
D) the United States and the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

D) the United States and the Soviet Union

Answer 2

Answer:  D) the United States and the Soviet Union.

Explanation: The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States became alarmed when Soviet missiles were being installed in Cuba. President Kennedy demanded that the missiles be removed.