A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
one of the “hottest” periods of the cold war. LINK: The Platt Amendment severely restricted Cuban sovereignty. The Cuban government disagreed with the purchase of Guantanamo Bay, and claimed that it was illegally-obtained land utilized by the United States. Due to worsening relations, the Cuban government under Fidel Castro sought relations and nuclear missiles from the USSR under Khrushchev. The missiles upset the US because of its close proximity to the United States. |
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