THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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The US decided to invade again.
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The Soviet Union fell and they lost that economic alliance.
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China made them pay a debt.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The collapse of the Soviet Union, ending 1991, decimated the Cuban economy. The country lost approximately 80% of its imports, 80% of its exports and its Gross Domestic Product dropped by 34 percent. Food and medicine imports stopped or severely slowed.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba’s gross domestic product shrunk 35%, imports and exports both fell over 80%, and many domestic industries shrank considerably. Food and weapon imports stopped or severely slowed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington’s increasing economic embargo led Cuba to seek new markets in a hurry to avert economic disaster. Castro asked for help from the Soviets, and in response, Khrushchev approved the temporary purchase of Cuban sugar in exchange for Soviet fuel.
Detailed explanation-4: -The unsuccessful August 1991 coup against Gorbachev sealed the fate of the Soviet Union. Planned by hard-line Communists, the coup diminished Gorbachev’s power and propelled Yeltsin and the democratic forces to the forefront of Soviet and Russian politics.