In one paragraph (four to six sentences) summarize the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why was it such a

significant event?

The Cuban Missle crisis was between the United States and the soviet union. This was during the cold war. In October 1962, the Soviet let out missles to Cuba, leading to a dangerous Cold War between the US and SU. It is significant in the way that the crisis was the closest the worst has ever came to a nuclear war.