Cuba in the Cold War........Star Debro/4-11-14/C2

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  • The Begining

    The Begining
    Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba

  • CIA Training

    The CIA (Central Intelligience Agency) began training those who opposed Castro for an assualt on the nation.

  • The Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs
    The CIA and 1400 Cuban refugees landed in the Bay of pigs. They were overwhelmed and many of them were captured. The U.S. then had to pay a ransom of $53 million in food and medicine to the Cuban government.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    The government confirms that Cuba had missiles and there was a possibility that they could bomb the United States.

  • President Kennedy's Request

    President Kennedy's Request
    President Kennedy tells the President of the Soviet Union to remove the missiles from Cuba.

  • Agreement

    Agreement
    The Soviet Union President finally agrees to stop sending missiles to Cuba.