Question

Which statement explains how the development of the hydrogen bomb contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a. The hydrogen bomb was so powerful that an attack on Cuba would end up doing damage to the U.S. mainland.
b. The hydrogen bomb was small enough to place on the types of missiles the Soviet Union was going to place in Cuba.
c. The Soviet Union placed conventional missiles on Cuba in the hopes of getting U.S. hydrogen bombs removed from Europe.
d. The United States blockaded Cuba to prevent a stolen hydrogen bomb from being smuggled from Cuba to the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

The statement which best explains how the development of the hydrogen bomb contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis is that a) the hydrogen bomb was so powerful that an attack on Cuba would end up doing damage to the U.S. mainland. This was because Florida lay ninety miles from Cuba and American secret satellite detected while flying over Cuba, missiles that had been implanted by the USSR. This caused concern for the United States and led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Explanation:

cuba is super close to florida