Question

question 49 (mandatory) (1 point) the ____ was the event in 1962 that convinced many citizens of the world that a nuclear armageddon was likely to occur during their lifetimes.
a) space race
b) berlin airlift
c) launch of sputnik
d) cuban missile crisis

Explanation:

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962 and was a tense standoff between the US and Soviet Union involving nuclear weapons, making people fear nuclear Armageddon. The Space Race (a) was about space exploration, the Berlin Airlift (b) was in 1948 - 1949, and Sputnik's launch (c) was in 1957. So the correct event is the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answer:

d) Cuban Missile Crisis