What event in 1961 increased tensions between the U.S. and Cuba?

Cuban Missile Crisis and U.S. Navy

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1.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Cuban Revolution
The signing of the Cuban-American Treaty
2.
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Why did the Soviet Union offer to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?
To establish a Soviet naval base
To support the Cuban economy
To promote Cuban tourism
To deter another U.S. invasion
3.
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What was the U.S. response upon discovering Soviet missile sites in Cuba?
Impose a naval quarantine
Ignore the threat
Launch a full-scale invasion
Negotiate a peace treaty
4.
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What was the primary role of the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
To launch airstrikes on Cuba
To enforce the naval quarantine
To negotiate with the Soviet Union
To evacuate American citizens from Cuba
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which U.S. naval ship was involved in tracking a Soviet submarine during the crisis?
USS Enterprise
USS Blandy
USS Arizona
USS Missouri
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How did the Soviet Union respond to the U.S. naval quarantine?
They increased their military presence in Cuba
They dismantled the missile sites
They launched a counter-attack
They ignored the quarantine
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba became a U.S. ally
The Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba
A nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
The U.S. invaded Cuba
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