Here are the matched descriptors for the Kennedy Era Cold War events:
Prompt 1: Embargo on Cuba
Answer for prompt 1: Economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. to restrict trade and diminish Cuba's economy, instituted in response to the nationalization of American properties and the alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
Prompt 2: Bay of Pigs
Answer for prompt 2: A failed invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles, which aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro's government but ultimately led to a significant embarrassment for the Kennedy administration.
Prompt 3: Cuban Missile Crisis
Answer for prompt 3: A 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles placed in Cuba, which brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war and was resolved through negotiation.