Cuba in the Cold War

By amyyoung8870
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    Cuba in Cold War by Amy Young

  • Leader commits Suicide

    Leader commits Suicide
    Eduardo Chibas suicide over live radio Broadcast. He was the mentor of Fidel Castro and he was the leader of the Ortodoxo Party.

  • Batista Seizes power

    Batista Seizes power
    Former president Batista seizes power. He is helped my the army.

  • Castro Attacks.

    Castro Attacks.
    About 160 revolutionaries under fidel Castro attack the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba.

  • Prison

    Fidel Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison.

  • Castro attack's Cuba

    Bastita fled Cuba and Castro took over the nation.

  • Inauguration

    Inauguration
    John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the U.S. president in 1961. Kennedy promised to fight the Cold War aggressively.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    A CIA force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at swampy Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast. With a Cuban force of 20,000, they easily overwhelmed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them.

  • Thoughts of WWIII

    On October 23, 1961, a poll was taken that showed that one-fifth of Americans believed World War III was coming soon.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    It was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.