What do Americans know of the cold war crisis about Cuba?

Answer 1

NOT MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Like nowadays, America is built upon the poor under dictatorships.
Batista was dictator of Cuba with America owning 75% of the farmland. It was practically a U.S. state.
Info at http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.com

Answer 2

Basically, the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest that we've ever come to annihilating the earth. The Russians wanted to install ballistic missiles in Cuba, one of their satellite nations. The US felt that was way too close to us. Any missile launched from Cuba could hit anywhere here. The US already had missiles in Turkey, closer than Cuba is to us, but wouldn't allow the Russians to have weapons there. So when Russia was shipping the missiles there, the US threatened to launch our missiles, and came very close to doing so. Eventually, Russia backed off and pulled their ships back, I think.

Answer 3

The Soviet Union (communists, now dissolved) placed missiles in Cuba capable of reaching some major cities in the United States. It is generally regarded as the time when tensions between the US and the Soviet Union were at their highest, threatening to ignite a nuclear war. It was, however, resolved, much to the credit of John F. Kennedy.

Answer 4

The first thought that comes to mind is the Cuban missile crisis, when we blockaded the Russians from arming Cuba. It was a tense standoff; we came closer to nuclear war than most people know.

Answer 5

not a damn thing, dont even know what's going on in our own backyard, not an American tradition to be informed and aware,about current events, we love our corporate media propaganda, coca cola and mc donalds and have no idea how our corporate policies affect the rest of the terrorist world that we are afraid of, because we dont understand we have a bigger military force and arsenal and bases than all the military powers of the world combined, the idiot box spoonfeeds us reality and we are very resistant to change

Answer 6

the cuban missile crisis and the bay of pigs battle;
everyone hated fidel castro

Answer 7

That question is too generalized. Each person will have a varying amount of knowledge and understanding. There is no collective answer.

Answer 8

Sad to admit not much, but now I will look into it.