The Cuban Missle crisis was between the United States and the soviet union. This was during the cold war. In October 1962, the Soviet let out missles to Cuba, leading to a dangerous Cold War between the US and SU. It is significant in the way that the crisis was the closest the worst has ever came to a nuclear war.
It made getting from New York to the Pacific ocean easier and faster and getting from San Francisco to the Atlantic ocean easier and faster. Hope this helps!
A, the Soviet Union supported North Vietnam but they were the ones who attempted to take over South Vietnam and successfully did so as American Troops retreated
