QUIZ: How Well Do You Know The Century Of Warfare?

What date was the closest that we have come to WWIII, thus far?

Retry Correct Incorrect On October 27, 1961, United States and Soviet Union tanks faced each other in the Germany city of Berlin under extremely tense circumstances. Both sides remained with guns facing one another for sixteen long hours. The Soviet Union first pulled back one of their tanks and the United States responded in kind.

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What date was the closest that we have come to WWIII, thus far?

• November 17, 1955
• October 27, 1961
• June 3, 1959
• August 8, 1951