JAMB - History (2024 - No. 42)
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. It was a standoff between which two superpowers?
The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union and NATO
The United States and the Soviet Union
The United States and China
Explicació
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. The crisis was a result of the placement of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, which was seen as a direct threat to the United States.