The Cuban. Missile crisis was a: A - standoff between the US and the Soviet Union. B - battle over u.s. military occupation of Cuba. C - battle over u.s. military occupation of Puerto Rico. D - standoff between the Soviet Union and Democratic Cuba.
The correct answer is A. The Cuban missile crisis was a part of the Cold War when USSR built missile bases in Cuba. The issue with this was that the Soviets had missile access to nearly every point in the U.S. This posed a major threat to America.