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Why might Cuba have felt the need to strengthen its defenses after the Bay of Pigs?
fear of another Cuban revolution
fear of an invasion by the Soviet Union
fear of another US invasion
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Correct answer: fear of another US invasion.
Reason: the Bay of Pigs was a CIA‑backed invasion attempt, so Castro’s government feared repeat attacks or a larger U.S. military intervention. That fear drove Cuba to militarize and seek Soviet military support (which helped trigger the Missile Crisis). The other choices are wrong: Cuba was allied with the USSR, not fearing a Soviet invasion, and "another Cuban revolution" isn’t the issue—Castro’s concern was counter‑revolutionary/US‑backed forces trying to overthrow his regime, i.e., another US‑sponsored invasion.
Reason: the Bay of Pigs was a CIA‑backed invasion attempt, so Castro’s government feared repeat attacks or a larger U.S. military intervention. That fear drove Cuba to militarize and seek Soviet military support (which helped trigger the Missile Crisis). The other choices are wrong: Cuba was allied with the USSR, not fearing a Soviet invasion, and "another Cuban revolution" isn’t the issue—Castro’s concern was counter‑revolutionary/US‑backed forces trying to overthrow his regime, i.e., another US‑sponsored invasion.
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