Fun fact: the Cuban Missile Crisis almost sparked another World War, which would result in America becoming a different country than it is today. Heck, we wouldn't even exist.
Anyways, here are some facts of the Cuban Missile Crisis:
-Fidel Castro assumes power in Cuba
-Cuba aligns with the Soviet Union
-US terminates diplomatic relations with Cuba
-Bay of Pigs invasion fails resulting in a bad image of President JFK.
-Missile Sites were photographed in Cuba, and the crisis ends with US and the Soviet Union making a pact to remove missile bases in Turkey and Cuba.
Most likely military, correct me if I’m wrong
It was the "Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act" that was a disaster because when European nations responded with tariffs on American goods global trade plunged by roughly two thirds
<span> from 1929 levels.</span> This was viewed as exacerbating the Great Depression.
The two factors were <span>a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods. (source: quizlet</span>
