Question

How did cold war tensions between the united states and the soviet union contribute to the escalation of the cuban missile crisis

Answer 1

The Bay of Pigs invasion failed which caused distrust and increased tensions between the US and Cuba. It brought the Soviets and Cuba closer together because Khrushchev saw what the US tried to do and he asked Castro to be allies. Castro accepted because he needed a strong ally. Khrushchev and Castro start to build missile launchers in Cuba. Thus starting the Cuban Misslle Crisis.