a)soviet union
b)china
c)iraq
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Position:Home>History> The cuban missile crisis began when what nation placed nuclear missiles in cuba?Question: The cuban missile crisis began when what nation placed nuclear missiles in cuba!? a)soviet union
b)china c)iraq d)japanWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A!. The soviet union was the second world power against the all powerful world power the US in the cold war!. The soviet Union hoped to get a edge on the US by surprising them to destroy the USWww@QuestionHome@Com Danita's right!. Please note also: 1) The USSR removed their nuclear missiles from Cuba, but the US was allowed to keep nuclear missiles in Turkey!. 2) When Nikita Kruschev, the Russian leader, backed down and removed the missiles, the Russians accused him o f appeasement - He quickly lost his job!.!.!.!.Many Americans were dissapointed that he lost his job, because many thought he wanted to 'liberalize' Communism; his successor turned out be far more conservative!. fromWww@QuestionHome@Com a) soviet union (or more accurately, the USSR-United Soviet Socialist Republic) This is not really what started the whole thing, however!. Cuba accepted the "assistance" of the USSR b/c they had no one else to turn to as a result of the U!.S!. policies in Cuba & were unable to be completely self-sufficient due to lacking financial and sustaining agricultural resources!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Soviet Union!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Soviet UnionWww@QuestionHome@Com A Soviet UnionWww@QuestionHome@Com A soviet unionWww@QuestionHome@Com soviet unionWww@QuestionHome@Com soviets!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com a) USSR or Soviet UnionWww@QuestionHome@Com AWww@QuestionHome@Com |