Question

Which of the following was an immediate consequence of the Bay of Pigs incident?

(A) Congress demanded United States withdrawal from the Panama Canal Zone.
(B) The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.
(C) Americans began to view nuclear power plants as dangerous.
(D) The United States ended its military occupation of Japan.
(E) China entered the Korean War.

Answer 1

Following the Bay of Pigs incident, along with other factors, led the Soviet's to seek to place long and intermediate range missiles in Cuba. Therefore, the answer to this question is B, The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.