COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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NATO Double-Track Decision
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Operation Chromite
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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: -Supporting an ally: After the revolution, Cuba was an ally of the Soviet Union. It had seen an abortive CIA backed attack occur at the Bay of Pigs and was perceived to be at risk of future attacks from the United States. Missiles would act as a deterrent against such an attack.
Detailed explanation-3: -In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba.