Question

what did the world learn from the cuban missile crisis? check all of the boxes that apply. nuclear war was a real possibility. the soviet union would use force to defend cuba. cuba was willing to compromise with the united states. the united states would stand up to soviet influence in the americas. done

Explanation:

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13 - day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962. During this crisis, the world was on the brink of nuclear war. The Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, which was a significant threat to the United States. The United States responded with a naval blockade.

• Nuclear war was a real possibility: The crisis brought the world extremely close to a nuclear conflict. The presence of nuclear missiles in a location so close to the United States (Cuba is just 90 miles from the US) and the military posturing on both sides made it clear that nuclear war was not just a theoretical threat.
• The United States would stand up to Soviet influence in the Americas: The US saw the Soviet missiles in Cuba as a direct challenge to its influence in the Western Hemisphere. The US response, including the naval blockade, showed that it was willing to take strong measures to counter Soviet actions in the Americas.

The Soviet Union, not Cuba, was the main actor in placing the missiles. Cuba was more of a pawn in the super - power rivalry. And it was the US and the Soviet Union that negotiated the resolution (the US agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey and not invade Cuba, while the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba), not Cuba making a compromise with the US.

Answer:

• Nuclear war was a real possibility.
• The United States would stand up to Soviet influence in the Americas.