-
Period: to
Cuba in the Cold War
-
Fidel Castro took over Cuba
He had taken over the Cuban government in a coup in 1952. Batista’s coup occurred just before scheduled elections. -
Failed Invasion and Jail Release
Castro was released form jail and sent to Mexico, but nit for long he went back to Cuba and tried to invade it for victory bt it failed. -
Kennedy for President
When John Kennedy was elected president in 1960, he was presented with a decision. Under the Eisenhower administration, the CIA had developed a plan to support an invasion of Cuba carried out by a group of Cuban refugees. -
Ended Politics
By 1961, all political and economic relations between the United States and Cuba had ended. -
Bay of Pigs
On April 17, 1961, the CIA-backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast. A Cuban force of 20,000 easily overwhelmed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them. -
US President takes action
On October 22, President Kennedy issued a formal demand to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that the missiles be removed from Cuba. Kennedy gave a televised speech announcing that the United States had indisputable evidence of offensive missiles in Cuba. -
US figures out the Cuban system
In 1962, intelligence reports noted a dramatic increase in the cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union. Shipments from Soviets to Cubans was assumed to contain weapons -
Cuba Missle Crisis
By October 15, 1962, the administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. -
Kennedy Assassinated
However, Kennedy never had the opportunity to respond to this escalating conflict. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
