COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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*The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
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*The United States attacked Cuba.
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*The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
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*The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
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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: -Overview. In October 1962, the Soviet provision of ballistic missiles to Cuba led to the most dangerous Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviet Union wanted to have missiles near the US in response to the nuclear missiles in Turkey. They also wanted to maintain communism in Cuba so they helped Cuba by giving them nuclear missiles. They tried to meet their goals by giving nuclear missiles to Cuba.
Detailed explanation-4: -But the leaders of both superpowers recognized the devastating possibility of a nuclear war and publicly agreed to a deal in which the Soviets would dismantle the weapon sites in exchange for a pledge from the United States not to invade Cuba.