Cuba In The Cold War

By Amelia_G
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    Cuba in the Cold War

  • North and South Korea

    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
    Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidential election against Adlai E. Stevenson.

  • Batista and Cuba

    Batista and Cuba
    Batista fled Cuba and Castro's group took over the nation.

  • The Bay of Pigs

    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

    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

    Presidential Election
    John F. Kennedy was elected president after a close election.

  • Viet Cong forces

    Viet Cong forces
    Viet Cong forces grew from 4,000 to 13,000 by the end of 1961.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    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

    U.S. forces in Vietnam
    By this time the U.S. forces had gone fom 180,000 to 550,000.