US’s actions were important as facing U.S. ____ and military aggression, Cuba turned to the USSR as its main ____ trading partner and ____ against the ____ of a U.S. invasion. In pushing Cuba closer to the Soviet Union for protection, creating the relationship which was ____ for the missiles to be able to be placed on CUBA. However Castro complained to the ____ that the ____ had launched at least 20 attacks on the ____ and himself. Therefore there is good evidence that the missiles were put there for purely ____ reasons as Khrushchev argued, responding to US threats, to help a ____ country in real need of protection. Khrushchev’s decision to place ____ missiles on America’s doorsteps can be seen as his attempt to win an easy ____ policy victory which would win prestige and ____ at home this indicates that he played a pivotal part in ____ the crisis. However the Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. was seen as an ____ and serious threat. Therefore rather than escalating the crisis by implementing a ____ the US was taking ____ action to protect itself from the possibility of a ____ attack. However when he took over Castro went to the US to meet with President ____ in order to build relations and yet the President who associated socialism with communism ____ to see him therefore indicating that the US had the ____ to prevent the deterioration of ____ which led to the placing of the missiles. Castro’s ____ policies and alignment with the Soviet ____ contributed to the crisis because it ____ U.S. influence in the Western world. This direct ____ to American interests and ____ broke the previous ____ relationship between the 2 countries which led to further conflict. However Khrushchev intentionally escalated ____ by placing missiles in Cuba, aware that Kennedy, who had ____ on a ____ stance against Cuba, would likely have to act on his ____. This indicates Khrushchev significant role in instigating the crisis. Arguably placing missiles on Cuba was a way to ____ this missile ____ and redress Soviet nuclear ____ by putting them in the position where they could launch a successful ____ strike ____ needing long range missiles.

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