(1) on october 14, 1962, an american u-2 reconnaissance aircraft flew over the province of san cristobal in cuba on a rou­tine mission to gather data. the pictures the aircraft took of the ground disclosed develop­ments that were far from routine. the photos revealed soviet efforts to install approximately forty nuclear missiles, each capable of devas­tating an american city.

since cuban leader fidel castro’s first appeals to moscow in 1960, u. s. officials had repeatedly warned the soviets against attempt­ing to put missiles in cuba. the soviets had assured the united states led by john kennedy that they had no intention of giving the cubans nuclear mis­siles. they pledged that cuba would receive only nonnuclear weapons to defend the island from attack.

based on the first two paragraphs, select which person/places are important in this event? (found in title, paragraph 1 & 2)
(multiple choice)
1. kennedy
2. germany
3. cuba
4. castro