Question

Which one of the following is known as the high point of the Cold War?

Options

• The formation of NATO

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The dropping of two atomic bombs by the US

• The formation of two power blocs

Answer 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Explanation:

Because it pushed the world to the point of a nuclear conflict between the US and the USSR, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is commonly considered the height of the Cold War. It was the tenseest point in time and showed how easily the Cold War could turn into a direct, devastating nuclear exchange.