Answer to Question #114508 in History for sophie

Question

explain the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis for relations between the USA and the Soviet Union (8 marks)

Answer 1

The Cuban Missile provided by the Soviet Union was vital since it aimed to defend Cubans against a potential attack from the United States, as well as to show the United States that Communist forces were perilous. Notably, the world did not involve in a nuclear war, which would have been disastrous; hence, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in a peaceful negotiation between U.S.A. and Cuba but resulted in high tension between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union.