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What are the event of the Cuban missile crisis?
The Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. They had to be removed. We moved military forces towards Cuba with the intent to destroy them. The Soviets removed them
How did the U.S respond to finding out that the soviets had missiles in cuba?
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
Why did Cuba's alliance's with the Soviets worry many Americans?
The Cuba's alliances with the soviets worried Americans for a for different reasons. They thought that the fight between them would turn into a cold war.
Why was it dangerous to have soviet missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets could easily land an attack on the United States from Cuba.
How did Kennedy avoid the war?
The Soviets (Russians) removed their missiles from Cuba.
What happened Cuban missile crisis?
The Soviets withdrew their missiles from Cuba at the threat of war.
Why do you think Kennedy decided to remove U.S. Missiles from Turkey?
It started with the Soviets setting up launch bases, in Cuba, that could hold Inter-Mediate Ballistic Missiles (IRBM). After a lot of laws and failed missions, the Soviets decided that they will remove the missiles from Cuba, if the US would remove the missiles from Turkey, and around Europe.
How was Castro a significant person in the cold war?
Castro was dictator of Cuba, which was the closest Soviet-bloc nation to the United States. Because of his country's location, the Soviets stationed a small motorized rifle division called the Soviet Brigade in Cuba (a brigade was not a common formation in the Soviet Army; what the US calls brigades the Soviets called regiments) in Cuba and put a lot of money into Cuba to help disguise the fact that Cuba's economy was terrible.
What event marked the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviets build nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
Who was the president who ordered the blockade of Cuba in 1962?
John Kennedy ordered this blockade to stop the Soviets from delivering missiles to Cuba. The incident is known as the Cubam missile crisis.
How did the Cuban missiles come to an end?
The U.S. agreed to not invade Cuba. They also agreed the removal of U.S. missiles in Turkey in return the Soviets took the missiles from Cuba.
What are some of the reasons for the Soviet placement of missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets already knew that the US had nuclear missiles in Turkey, placing nuclear missiles in Cuba would simply achieve nuclear parity. Also following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion the leader of Cuba Fidel Castro wanted assurance from the Soviets of their security against future invasion, the Soviets believed that nuclear missiles would provide this security at the least cost.
