Question

Interpret Maps: Given the information shown, why do you think President Kennedy demanded that construction of Soviet missile sites on Cuba be immediately stopped?

Answer 1

The Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding the management of nuclear weapons. The United States had initially deployed nuclear missiles in the allied countries of Italy and Turkey. The Societ Union responded by deploying missiles in the Island country of Cuba, which is located a couple of hundred miles of the coast of Florida. This represented a strategic point for the Soviets, as Cuba's geographical proximity to the United States made it the ideal location for a potential launch of attacks if a war were to occur.

Answer 2

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The Missile Crisis should be resolved quickly by withdrawing Russian military operations from the Cuban island because the strategic position would facilitate a Soviet attack on the United States.
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