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What event was the direct cause of the Cuban missile crisis?

A
the invasion of the Bay of Pigs

B
the nuclear bombing of Cuba

C
Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging speech

D
Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The Americans were worried about a communist neighbor and the soviets saw it as an opportunity to deploy their nukes by America.

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