Cuban Missile Crisis · US History

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis affect U.S.-Soviet communication afterward?

  1. It permanently ended all communication between the two governments
  2. It required both leaders to communicate only through designated Cuban officials
  3. It placed all future diplomacy under the control of NATO generals
  4. It led to a direct hotline being set up between Washington and Moscow
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Correct answer: It led to a direct hotline being set up between Washington and Moscow

The crisis showed how dangerous slow or unclear communication could be during nuclear confrontations. A direct hotline was later established to allow faster communication between U.S. and Soviet leaders.

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