HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when ____
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Cuba attempted to invade the U.S. with the Soviet Union’s help.
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the Soviet Union fired missiles at Cuba.
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the U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built missile launching pads in Cuba (just 90 miles away from Florida!)
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the Soviet Union fired missiles at the U.S. from Cuba.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -However, disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s (1894-1971) offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey.
Detailed explanation-2: -With Cuba’s proximity to the United States, Castro and his regime became an important Cold War ally for the Soviets. The relationship was for the most part economic, with the Soviet Union providing military, economic, and political assistance to Cuba.
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