1 déc. 1958 - What/Why (US, USSR (cuban missiles))

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Why did the Soviet Union place nuclear missiles in Cuba?

-spread communism
- new ally near the US
- to scare the US
- to use as a bargaining tool to remove the American missiles in turkey
- to test JFK

Why was the US scared of the missiles in Cuba?

- too close, was a threat
- made Cuba strong
- Threat to world peace
- challenge to Kennedy (arms race)

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