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American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test

Question 5 • AVAHS 26-27 CCPS SS US History Gr 11 (45.0810000) YL IC (Fall)

Which event occurred in October of 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer
A
Kennedy wanted to make Cuba a part of the United States.
B
The Berlin Wall was constructed, dividing East Berlin and West Berlin.
C
A troop of trained exiles attempted a failed invasion of Cuba.
D
American spy planes photographed Soviet missile bases on the island.

Explanation

In October 1962, U.S. spy planes photographed Soviet missile sites being built in Cuba. The photographs revealed the missiles to President Kennedy and sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis. The failed invasion by Cuban exiles in choice C was the Bay of Pigs invasion, which happened in 1961, not October 1962.

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