Which of these statements about the Cuban Missile Crisis is true?

a. President Kennedy called Nikita Khrushchev on the hotline.

b. Nikita Khrushchev wished to goad Kennedy into invading Cuba and starting a war.

c. Fidel Castro's government had manufactured guided missiles.

d. President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis.

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Juliana Rowland

27 June, 20:27

Which of these statements about the Cuban Missile Crisis is true?

a. President Kennedy called Nikita Khrushchev on the hotline.

b. Nikita Khrushchev wished to goad Kennedy into invading Cuba and starting a war.

c. Fidel Castro's government had manufactured guided missiles.

d. President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis.

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Conrad Ayers · Answer 1

The statement about the Cuban Missile Crisis that is true would be that " d. President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis," since this was the only way to get the Russians to remove their missiles from Cuba.