Question

Why was the United States afraid of Cuba? Select 2 answers.

Question 1 options:

The United States was practicing communism and didn't like that Cuba was a democracy.


Cuba is 90 miles away from the coast of Florida.


The United States thought that Napoleon's ghost was haunting Cuba.


Fidel Castro, who overthrew the previous Cuban government, began diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

The United States thought that Napoleon's ghost was haunting Cuba.

Fidel Castro, who overthrew the previous Cuban government, began diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cuba's alliance with the Soviet Union was the main reason the United States viewed Castro as a security threat–a fear that was arguably vindicated during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962