Question

Which of the following statements/s is/are correct regarding the event that takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

1. The US feared developing nuclear weapons on the part of the USSR to challenge the supremacy of the US.
2. The Cuban Crisis divided the world into two power blocs to expand their own spheres of influence, in the world.

पर्याय

• i only

• ii only

• Both i & ii

• neither i nor ii

Answer 1

Both i & ii

Explanation:

Significant events occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1. In 1962, USSR installed Missiles in Cuba with the intention to convert them into a Russian base.
2. America became aware of it and as a warning ordered American warships to intercept Soviet ships moving to Cuba.
3. we feared developing nuclear weapons on part of the USSR to challenge ·supremacy of the US.
4. The Cuban Crisis divided the world into two power blocs to expand its own spheres of influence in the world.