Khrushchev installed nuclear missiles in Cuba for which of the following reasons?
A. He was preparing for a nuclear strike against the United States.
B. He did so solely to persuade the United States to remove its missiles from Turkey.
C. He did so both to deter an American invasion of Cuba and to improve the Soviet Union's position in the nuclear balance of power.
D. He was attempting to build an anti-American alliance among Latin American nations under Soviet control.
Answer: C
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