The United States considered Cuba a threat because
A. Cuban exiles had informed the U. S. government about missiles in Cuba.
B. the Cuban government had been overthrown and was unstable.
C. Castro and Kennedy did not trust each other.
D. Cuba, which was only 90 miles away, had ties with the Soviets.

The term globalization is best defined as: a. a reduction in the political and military power of imperial countries over their colonies. b. an increasing interaction among citizens and businesses of countries around the world. c. the spread of philosophies based on the right of all nations to political independence. d. the establishment of international laws protecting all people's human and civil rights.