Question

The Soviet Union and the United States nearly went to war with each other in 1962 when the United States discovered Soviet missiles on the island of Cuba. This event, called the Cuban Missile Crisis, was resolved peacefully after several days of negotiations between U.S. and Soviet leaders.

A microhistorical approach to the Cuban Missile Crisis might study:

Answer 1

A microhistorical approach to this event would most likely study "A. a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries". This is because micro history usually focusses on a single, important day at most if dealing with a period of time. 

Answer 2

The options of the question are A) a cultural difference between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that contributed to the crises. B) the geographic features and location of Cuba that affected where the Soviet Union placed missiles. C) the life of one person that was briefly involved in the negotiations that ended the crisis. D) a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries.  

The correct answer is D) a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries.  

A microhistorical approach to the Cuban Missile crises might study a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries.  

We can understand microhistory when we choose a small piece or unit of the investigation we are doing. Microhistory means focusing on a single moment, event, situation, date or person. This allows the researcher or the historian to concentrate in a micro part of the event or the phenomenon to study. This way, the researcher can understand better the situación, the background, the components of the problem, the chronological dates, in order to explain the research. In the case of the Cuban Missile crises, a microhistorical approach might study a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries.