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Why is the Cuban missile crisis such an important event in United States history?

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it prevented the bay of pigs invasion, it also stopped another cold war between the u.s and cuba from starting.

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The Cuban missile crisis stands as a singular event during the Cold War and strengthened Kennedy's image domestically and internationally. It also may have helped mitigate negative world opinion regarding the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

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