COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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yes
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no
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cuba became dependent on Soviet markets and military aid and was a major ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In 1972, Cuba joined the COMECON, an economic organization of communist countries that was dominated by the Soviet Union, which had the largest economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the establishment of diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuba became increasingly dependent on Soviet markets and military aid and was an ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, Cuba has diplomatically friendly relationships with Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, with Maduro as perhaps the country’s staunchest ally in the post-Soviet era.