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Which action led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

the testing of ship-to-ship missiles in Cuba by the Soviets

the construction of nuclear missile sites in Cuba

an attack on Cuban naval vessels by U.S. ballistic missiles

the sale of nuclear missile technology to Cuba

Verified Answer :

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "the construction of nuclear missile sites in Cuba." The action led to the Cuban Missile Crisis is the construction of nuclear missile sites in Cuba. Krushchev, the communist leader of the USSR armed Castro (Cuba)  with nuclear weapons which were discovered by an American plane.

The construction of nuclear missile sites in Cuba


Further Explanation:

The Missile Crisis of Cuba was a military confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union which brought both these countries on the brink of Nuclear war. This confrontation between these two countries went on for nearly two weeks in year 1962 during the period of the cold war. This crisis was characterized by the way that during this war, the foreign offices of both countries had very little part to play.


President of the United States, John F. Kennedy wanted to dethrone Fidel Castro from his position as Fidel Castro was the supreme leader of Cuba and to do that, President Kennedy planned operation Mongoose in the year 1962 but during the same time, Fidel Castro shook hands with the Soviet Union as the Soviet Union promised Castro to plant Nuclear missiles in Cuban territory in order to secure Cuba from any foreign invasion. When President John F. Kennedy got to know about this, He warned Cuba against the use of any offensive weapons in Cuba and that was the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis.  


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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Cuban Missile Crisis

Subject: History


Keywords:Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, Soviet union, President, Nuclear Missiles, Military Invasion, Calculations, Dethrone.


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