Advanced Placement-Style United States History
  Question of the Day--Answer and Explanation

New York protestors urging restraint by Pres. Kennedy
during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Question 972:

Which of the following are true of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

I. The Soviets agreed to withdraw missiles from Cuba.
II. The U.S. agreed never to invade Cuba.
III. The Soviets agreed to remove all Soviet personnel from Cuba.
IV. The U.S. agreed to withdraw all missiles from western Europe.

    (A)    all of the above
    (B)    I and II only
    (C)    I, II, and III only
    (D)    I, II, and IV only
    (E)    II and III only

Answer:
    (B)    I and II only. 
Explanation:
The October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis nearly brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the point of war. The U.S. enforced a quarantine of ships approaching Cuba and engaged in intense diplomatic negotiations with the Soviets. At its conclusion, the Soviets withdrew offensive missiles and the U.S. agreed never to invade Cuba.
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