The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and Cuba were both communist countries, and the Soviet Union provided money and supplies to Cuba during the US trade embargo with Cuba. After the collapse of the Soviet Union all aid to Cuba was cut off. Cuba's close proximity to the United States gave the Soviet Union a foothold in the Western Hemisphere at the US doorstep.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
The missile crisis
Soviets were establishing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
John F Kennedy was the president of the US at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Kennedy.
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What Really Happened During the Cuban Missile Crisis - 2003 was released on: USA: 15 September 2003
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
The missile crisis
Fidel Castro. its also called Fidels' missile crisis. Fidel Castro
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
nikita kruschev
Krushchev the Russian leader at the time put long-range missiles in Cuba, which sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.