Question

read khrushchevs response to president kennedy. then answer the questions. what does khrushchev accuse kennedy of doing? starting a war being reasonable declaring a quarantine you, mr. president, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force. consider what you are saying! and you want to persuade me to agree to this! what would it mean to agree to these demands? it would mean guiding oneself in ones relations with other countries not by reason, but by submitting to arbitrariness. you are no longer appealing to reason, but wish to intimidate us. - nikita khrushchev october 24, 1962

Explanation:

The text clearly states that Khrushchev accuses Kennedy of not declaring a quarantine but rather setting forth an ultimatum and threatening to use force if demands are not met. This indicates that Khrushchev is accusing Kennedy of starting a war - like situation through these actions.

Answer:

A. starting a war