The event considered the closest the Soviet Union and the United States came to actual war during the Cold War is the Bay of Pigs invasion. However, more specifically, the Cuban Missile Crisis (not listed among your options) is often cited as the closest moment of direct confrontation that could have led to war. Among the choices you provided, the Bay of Pigs is the most relevant in terms of intense U.S.-Soviet conflict during that period.
Which event is considered the closest the Soviet Union and the United States came to actual war during the Cold War?
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the building of the Berlin Wall
the occupation of Germany after World War II
the Bay of Pigs
the fall of the Berlin Wall
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