Which country is most responsible for the Cuban missile crisis?

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Which country is most responsible for the Cuban missile crisis?

Cuba is the least to blame for causing this crisis, though it still did have a part in causing the crisis due to some of its hostile actions. Firstly, it nationalized all American businesses in Cuba by taking over their businesses for the country instead to receive its profits. Also, it was responsible on behalf of asking for weapons from USSR and not only did it allow shipment of Soviet soldiers, mechanics and defensive weaponry but it also allowed the presence of offensive nuclear weapons in the country.

On the other hand, most of Cuba/Castro’s actions are justified. The only reason he nationalized those businesses was because after the corrupt dictator Batista was removed from power, he visited USA to ask them to trade with them and convince them that he was not anti-American, but instead USA showed him a cold shoulder and ignored him. Since the USA were not helpful and were instead suspicious of him, he still needed to make some profit for Cuba in order to avoid economic depression, thus he nationalized these companies.

Then USA overreacted to the situation instead of renegotiating a new deal and placed an embargo on Cuba by breaking all business ties with Cuba. This now left Cuba with only one option, to find another trading partner, and USSR was interested. This made USA more suspicious of Castro’s intentions as his nationalizing of companies move was a very communist move and that now he was trading with communists.

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USA once again overreacted to the situation by burning all the crops bought by USSR from Cuba, which meant that if there was nothing to trade then they shouldn’t trade and not be partners, an attempt of USA’s to end the relationship of Cuba and USSR. This backfired as in result of this Castro asked the USSR for weapons to protect their crops from any further harm.

USA then attempted to somehow remove Castro from power, and they could not directly do this as that would come out as an invasion and then USSR would get involved because it ...

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