 | A young Cuban revolutionary named Fidel
Castro had taken over Cuba in 1959 and was accepting aid from the Soviet
Union. He was turning Cuba into a communist society
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| Continued nuclear testing was threatening
world peace and the environment
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| The living standard in many Latin American
countries was low and they were susceptible to Fidel Castro's brand of
communism
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| The Soviets (Khrushchev) were mad about the
large exodus of East Germans and East Berliners to West Berlin and West
Germany. They threatened to close off all access to West Berlin and West
Germany
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| The Soviets were putting missiles armed
with nuclear warheads in Cuba that were aimed at the United States
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| The USA was in a recession and unemployment
stood at 6%
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| There was a lot of misery and pverty in
underdeveloped countries of the world (Asia, Africa, and Latin America)
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