Cuba had a major role in the development of the Cold War. In 1962 Cuba becomes a communist country bringing up tension between the island and the US. In 1962, the Missile Crisis and the foreign policy of the USSR increased the existing tension to a crucial point. In 1961 after a long period of mutual help between Cuba and the USSR, Fidel Castro declares officially that the island will be ruled under the doctrines of communism; it …
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…could destroy big part of it. It took 13 days for the Soviets to remove the missiles from the island. After all these facts, the relations between the US and USSR, or between Capitalism and Communism deteriorated even more; a hotline linking the two hyper powers originated from the Cuban Missile Crisis. It could thus be concluded that Cuba had a considerable influence in the development of the Cold War by accenting rivalry between the 2 powers.