During the Clinton administration why did the U. S stiffen its economics sanctions against Cuba?

A) Castro decided to go ahead and accept Russian missiles.

B) The island nation refused to trade with the United States.

C) Cuba had been guilty of shooting down two civilian planes.

D) Castro refused to hand over American journalists he held.

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Mylie Pham

25 December, 01:32

During the Clinton administration why did the U. S stiffen its economics sanctions against Cuba?

A) Castro decided to go ahead and accept Russian missiles.

B) The island nation refused to trade with the United States.

C) Cuba had been guilty of shooting down two civilian planes.

D) Castro refused to hand over American journalists he held.

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Rachel French · Answer 1

The answer is letter A. Castro decided to go ahead and accept Russian missiles.

When the Cuban government had accepted the missiles from the Soviet Union, the US had frozen all the Cuban trades in the US, thus consolidated it with the on-going sanctions.