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Unit 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Topic 9.4
What was the immediate cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis within the context of Cold War Europe?
The assassination attempt on Fidel Castro orchestrated by CIA.
The discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba by US spy planes.
The overthrow of Batista's government in Cuba by Fidel Castro.
The Bay of Pigs invasion failure by CIA-trained Cuban exiles.
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