Which of the following describes the thirteen-day Cuban missile crisis of 1962?
A) It brought the world's two superpowers perilously close to nuclear war.
B) It followed the accidental firing of a missile at the U.S.naval base in Guantanamo Bay.
C) It severely weakened President Kennedy's international standing.
D) It ended with Fidel Castro's promise to hold democratic elections in Cuba.

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The thirteen-day Cuban missile crisis of 1962 brought the United States and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. It was a highly tense and dangerous situation that lasted for almost two weeks before a peaceful resolution was reached.

Which of the Following Describes the Thirteen-Day Cuban Missile Crisis