-
Period: to
Cuba in the Cold War
-
North and South Korea
North Korea and South Korea had been fighting against each other but they ceased fire in 1953. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidential election against Adlai E. Stevenson. -
Batista and Cuba
Batista fled Cuba and Castro's group took over the nation. -
The Bay of Pigs
Cuban Refugees land in Cuba in an attempt to get rid of the communist government. The attempt was a fail. -
Alliance for Progress
This was a program that Kennedy supported. This program helped promote and maintain democratic governments in the 22 nations that it supported. -
Presidential Election
John F. Kennedy was elected president after a close election. -
Viet Cong forces
Viet Cong forces grew from 4,000 to 13,000 by the end of 1961. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
When the U.S. and the Soviet Union had a conflict that almost resulted in a nuclear conflict -
U.S. forces in Vietnam
By this time the U.S. forces had gone fom 180,000 to 550,000.
