Question
How was the US affected by the Cuban Missile Crisis? Select three options.
The US reopened trade with Cuba.
The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.
The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.
The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power.
The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.
The US reopened trade with Cuba.
The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.
The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.
The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power.
The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The US was affected by the Cuban Missile Crisis in the following three ways:
1. **The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.** - As part of the agreement reached after the crisis, the US agreed to withdraw its missiles from Turkey and Italy, which were aimed at the Soviet Union.
2. **The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.** - The resolution of the crisis included the Soviet Union’s agreement to dismantle its missile sites in Cuba, thereby removing the immediate threat of nuclear missiles positioned just 90 miles from the US mainland.
3. **The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.** - While the US did not recognize the Cuban government, it had to coexist with Fidel Castro’s communist regime as part of the indirectly negotiated terms post-crisis.
The other options, "The US reopened trade with Cuba" and "The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power," are not accurate reflections of the situation following the crisis.
1. **The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.** - As part of the agreement reached after the crisis, the US agreed to withdraw its missiles from Turkey and Italy, which were aimed at the Soviet Union.
2. **The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.** - The resolution of the crisis included the Soviet Union’s agreement to dismantle its missile sites in Cuba, thereby removing the immediate threat of nuclear missiles positioned just 90 miles from the US mainland.
3. **The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.** - While the US did not recognize the Cuban government, it had to coexist with Fidel Castro’s communist regime as part of the indirectly negotiated terms post-crisis.
The other options, "The US reopened trade with Cuba" and "The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power," are not accurate reflections of the situation following the crisis.