how did the cold war affect cuba
Best Answer: Economically and diplomatically they only had other communist nations to deal with, which really limited their options. During the Cold War Cuba had Russia as their main trading partner. When the Cold War ended Cuba's economy took a hit. The whole world between 1945 to 1992 was in the shadow of Cold War. There were innumerable wars and none escaped its shadow. Even a domestic (civil) war had its contestants split into Communist and Capitalist factions and fought on.
exists and is an alternate of . Cuba was given favorable treatment by the USSR which armed it as a forward operating base and nuclear missle platform. Cuba became a socailist nation after the Cold War. Cuba was given favorable treatment by the USSR which armed it as a forward operating base and nuclear missle platform.