English 40 ! find the (cause/effect, chronological problem/solution, compare/contrast, sequential order)? give specific examples of how you came to that conclusion. the discussion produced three distinct choices for u. s. action, ranging from the purely diplomatic to a full-scale military assault. each of the three had supporters within excomm and president kennedy weighed each carefully. on october 20, president kennedy decided on a blockade of cuba by the u. s. navy to prevent further shipments of military supplies to the island. the president decided to use the word “quarantine” instead of the word “blockade” because international law considered a blockade to be an act of war. this option allowed the president to steer a middle course among excomm’s varied options. cuban president fidel castro was convinced that the united states was going to attack cuba. on october 26, 1962, he wrote a letter to soviet leader nikita khrushchev.

Cause and effect :
    The president used the word “quarantine” instead of the word “blockade” which gave the U.S the chance to attack Cuba.
Problem/Solution.
    Cuba had too much military shipments and so, The president went for a blockade which prevented the problem.
Compare and Contrast
     Cuba was a small yet had the numbers in war, while the U.S government had both, in terms of infantry and military technology.
ORDER
Cuban President Fidel Castro was convinced that the United States was going to attack Cuba. On October 26, 1962, he wrote a letter to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The discussion produced three distinct choices for U.S. action, ranging from the purely diplomatic to a full-scale military assault. Each of the three had supporters within ExComm and President Kennedy weighed each carefully. On October 20, President Kennedy decided on a blockade of Cuba by the U.S. Navy to prevent further shipments of military supplies to the island. The president decided to use the word “quarantine” instead of the word “blockade” because international law considered a blockade to be an act of war. This option allowed the president to steer a middle course among ExComm’s varied options.