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- 2. Use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles
- 3. island country
- 5. the forces that act between two or more nucleons.
- 7. often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office.
- 9. was a socialist and communist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
- 12. was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008,
- 13. Use the US Navy to block any missiles from arriving in Cuba.
- 14. Offer Castro the choice of splitting with the Soviets or being invaded
- 15. Full-force invasion of Cuba and overthrow of Castro
- 16. projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
- 17. the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event
- 19. the new residents of the White House were young, sophisticated, and attractive. Many Americans considered the Kennedys a breath of fresh
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- 1. a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
- 4. missiles These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods
- 5. discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
- 6. was an American politician who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
- 8. was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
- 10. is the formal working space of the President of the United States
- 11. Use the US Air Force to attack all known missile sites.
- 18. ambassador to the Soviet Union
- 20. confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
