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Which country has the most land Canada Cuba or the United States?
which country has the most land? canada, cuba or the usa
What country has been called The Queen of the Antilles?
Cuba.
Which country in the Caribbean has the worst relationship with the US?
Cuba
Which caricom country is the largest of the Caribbean island?
CubaCuba. It is accessible via cruise ship only on Fred Olsen's Braemear ship which calls to Havana in the winter time for Caribbean sailings.
How did the Cuban missile crisis almost start ww3?
The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war when American reconnaissance revealed Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. mainland. This prompted a tense 13-day standoff, during which both superpowers faced the potential for direct military confrontation. Miscommunication, military readiness, and the presence of nuclear weapons created an atmosphere of extreme tension, raising fears that any miscalculation could escalate into World War III. Ultimately, a negotiated settlement led to the withdrawal of missiles from Cuba in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly removing missiles from Turkey.
What was Khruschev's mistake in placing missiles in Cuba?
Underestimating President Kennedy.
Placing missiles in cuba during the Cuban missile crisis?
Krushchev the Russian leader at the time put long-range missiles in Cuba, which sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Why would the soviet union be interested in placing missiles in cuba?
If the Soviet Union was successful in stationing missiles in cuba they would have had a powerful tool to impact American actions due to the proximity of them to the U.S. They felt threatened by US missiles already in Turkey.
How did the Cuban missile crisis help contain communism?
Russia put missiles on Cuba. Both Cuba and Russia were communist nations and with the missiles 90 miles from United States coastline JFK demanded that Russia remove the missiles, but Russia refused. JFK responded by placing navy ships off of Cuba and the Cuba Missile Crisis began.
What country did the US and soviet union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of soviet missiles?
Cuba. The reason the USSR put missiles there was to get rid of the U.S. Jupiter missiles in Turkey. Both were removed.
What country does the soviet union place missiles in during the cold war?
Cuba
When did the Soviet Union install missiles in Cuba?
There is no picture of any actual missiles in Cuba.. All the pictures are of sites and trucks and empty carriers and items covered up. The entire ploy was to get the US to remove Missiles from Turkey.
Why did Cuba aim missiles at the US?
Russia placed missiles in Cuba during the cold war to provide counter attack if the USA. made a attack. The missiles were eventually moved out of Cuba when JFK won a debate between Fidel Castro, JFK, and Nikita Khrushchev.because the U.S. already has missiles in turkeyThe Soviet missiles were located in Cuba, because it was close enough to the Soviet enemy(US), and Fidel Castro was willing to put the missiles in his country.
During the Cold War which country owned the missiles in Cuba that were aimed at the US?
Soviet Union
The US placed nuclear missiles in this country causing Russia to place some in Cuba?
turkey
Was it within our power to challenge Cuba's right to have Soviet made nuclear missiles in its own country?
Yes, it was because of the missiles range and how close it was to the U.S.A.
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.
