Question 14 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2
The crisis showed that a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union could bring the world close to nuclear war, so A is correct. It also showed that the United States would resist Soviet military influence in the Americas, making D correct. The Soviet Union ultimately removed its missiles rather than use force to defend Cuba, and Cuba itself opposed the settlement, so B and C are not supported.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.