President Kennedy used the term "___" rather than "___" because he wanted to avoid war with Russia.

A) defense; war

B) war; defense

C) quarantine; blockade

D) blockade; quarantine

The answer is C. President Kennedy uses the word quarantine because it is more subtle to hear compared to the blockade. The term quarantine means it isolates the person to a remote place while blockade is to prevent from entering in a place.