Question

Why did the United States cut off trade and diplomatic relations with Cuba?

The revolutionary government had seized U.S. businesses and property in Cuba.

Cuba had threatened to invade the United States.

The United States was told to do so by the Soviets.

A Cuban spy plane had been shot down over the United States.

Answer 1

Cuba was communist and an ally of the USSR Americas rival. The soviets placed nukes in Cuba and since Cuba is so close to the US they cut off trade with Cuba to strain Cuba’s economy.

Answer 2

the correct answer is c