Adapted from "Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis," sec Bitesioe, atta/w.hbc.coukachooa bacrisisred shtml and "Cuban Missile Crisis," Histo http://www.histon.com/topics/cold warlouban-missil 7. What did the U.S. do to try to topple Castro's communist regime in Cuba? What did Cuba a from the Soviet Union after this incident? 8. What did the US discover on Cuban soil? How did the US respond? 9. How close did the US and the USSR come to having a nuclear war over Cuba? Why?

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### Cold War Cuba

The missiles in exchange for the United States removing missiles from Turkey and promising not to invade Cuba.

**Source:**   
Adapted from "Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis," BBC Bitesize [Source 1](http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/causescubanmissilecrisisrev1.shtml) and "Cuban Missile Crisis," History.com [Source 2](https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis).

**Questions for review:**

1. What did the U.S. do to try to topple Castro’s communist regime in Cuba? What did Cuba ask from the Soviet Union after this incident?
2. What did the US discover on Cuban soil? How did the US respond?
3. How close did the US and the USSR come to having a nuclear war over Cuba? Why?

(Note: The original document contained these three questions about the Cuban Missile Crisis and its aftermath, designed to engage readers in critical thinking about this pivotal moment in history.)
Transcribed Image Text:### Cold War Cuba The missiles in exchange for the United States removing missiles from Turkey and promising not to invade Cuba. **Source:** Adapted from "Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis," BBC Bitesize [Source 1](http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/causescubanmissilecrisisrev1.shtml) and "Cuban Missile Crisis," History.com [Source 2](https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis). **Questions for review:** 1. What did the U.S. do to try to topple Castro’s communist regime in Cuba? What did Cuba ask from the Soviet Union after this incident? 2. What did the US discover on Cuban soil? How did the US respond? 3. How close did the US and the USSR come to having a nuclear war over Cuba? Why? (Note: The original document contained these three questions about the Cuban Missile Crisis and its aftermath, designed to engage readers in critical thinking about this pivotal moment in history.)
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