THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.
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US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.
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The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets.
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Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement describes a cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Soviet Union set up missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best describes an outcome of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis? Communist leaders of Cuba were removed from office.
Detailed explanation-4: -On October 16, President Kennedy notified Attorney General Robert Kennedy that he was convinced the Soviets were placing missiles in Cuba and it was a legitimate threat. This made the threat of nuclear destruction by two world superpowers a reality.