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The Cuban Missile Crisis began in 1962 when which country placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?

The Soviet Union


Explain why cuba became a crisis spot during the cold war?

Cuba in the Cold WarFollowing a revolution in 1959 Cuba adopted Communism, being the only state in the Americas to have a do so, or at least to have a Communist government that lasted. (In fact, it's still in office in 2006). An attempted invasion from the US ('Bay of Pigs' [and no it was not a bay full of floating pigs :^P]) was a fiasco and in 1962 Khrushchev tried to station long-range missiles on the island. This attempt led to the 'Cuban missile crisis' of 1962. When this began, the U.S. sent Fidel Castro a letter stating that the U.S. will remove their missiles from Turkey if Cuba remove theirs. Castro agreed to this and did so, marking an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.


What events led to Cuba being a dangerous part of the cold war in the early 1960s?

For the most part it was the Cuban Missile Crisis that made the country so dangerous, but events like the Invasion off Cuba didn't help.


How many nuclear missiles did the Soviets set up in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

i know 6 SS-4 Nuclear missiles


What country created a standoff between the US and USSR?

The country that created a standoff between the US and USSR was Cuba, particularly during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the US mainland, prompting a tense 13-day confrontation. This crisis brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war and highlighted the intense geopolitical rivalry of the Cold War era.