Read this excerpt. “i have not assumed that you or any other sane man would, in this nuclear age, deliberately plunge the world into war which . . could only result in catastrophic consequences to the whole world, including the aggressor.” –president john f. kennedy letter to nikita khrushchev october 22, 1962 based on the excerpt from kennedy’s letter, what was the danger of a nuclear war? a. ineffective weaponry b. an embarrassing failure c. widespread destruction d. a natural catastrophe

C. Widespread destruction

On the letter, President John F. Kennedy states that a nuclear war could only result in catastrophic consequences to the whole world, including the aggressor, meaning that destruction will reach every part of the world, including that from which the nuclear attack came from.

widespread destruction

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.