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Kody Harrell
Kody Harrell
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Cuba and the Cold War
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General Fulgencio Batista Overthrew the Cuban Government
General Fulgencio Batista overthrew the Cuban government. Fulgencio was a dictator who had a reputation for corruption and harsh treatment for his soldiers. -
Castro Becomes a Communist
Castro reacted to Batista overthrowing the government by becoming a communist and tried to start a revolution. During the summer of that year Castro's first attempt at a revolution failed and he was put in jail. -
Castro Returns to Cuba for an Invasion.
After being sent back to Mexico, Fidel Castro returned to Cuba with a group of about 80 followers. In December of 1956 they returned for an invasion that they hoped would succeed. -
Castro Takes Control
After the U.S. stopped selling weapons to Batista, Batista fled from Cuba, and Castro took control of the nation -
The Bay of Pigs
On April 17, 1961, about 1400 Cuban refugees landed on Cuba's southern coast. The Cubans had a force of about 20,000 people which caused the invasion to fail and the imprisonment of about 1100 of the invaders. -
The Cuban Missle Crisis Begins
The Cuban missle crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war. -
Cuba Had the Ability
By October 15, 1962 the U.S. knew that Cuba had the missiles and the capability to launch the missiles to the southeast of the United States. -
Kennedy Demanded That Missiles be Removed from Cuba
Kennedy demanded that the Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev removed the missilies from Cuba. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis Ends
On October 28th of 1962 Kennedy and Khrushchev reached a agreement. Khrushchev agreed to stop sending missilies to Cuba and made Cuba return the missilies that the Soviet Union gave them.
