Question

in october 1962, u.s. spy planes discovered that the soviet union had built nuclear missile bases on cuba. the missiles were close enough to launch an attack on the united states. the resulting cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. some of president john f. kennedys military experts recommended destroying the bases. kennedy, however, opted to negotiate with soviet leader nikita khrushchev and eventually reached a compromise. the soviet union removed the nuclear missiles, and the u.s. agreed not to invade cuba. thus, diplomacy helped to avoid a catastrophe, and it paved the way for later agreements limiting nuclear weapons. what is the meaning of diplomacy as used in the passage? managing international relations to maintain peace receiving a diploma from a school of international relations spying on the actions of nearby hostile nations launching an attack on another country by surprise

Explanation:

The passage describes how Kennedy negotiated with Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis to avoid nuclear - war. This shows diplomacy as managing international relations to keep peace.

Answer:

managing international relations to maintain peace