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Cuba in The Cold War
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Fidel Castro Revolution Attempt
Fidel Castro had made his forst revolution attempt. It had failed and he was sent to jail. -
John F. Kennedy Elected President
John F. Kennedy is elected to be president over Richard Nixon. He had promised to fight the Cold War aggresively. -
Bay of Pigs Operation
CIA backed force 1,400 Cuban refugees and landed at the swampy bay. A Cuban force of 20,00o men imprisoned them. The U.S payed a ransom of 53 million dollars in medicine and food. -
Photo Evidence of Missiles in Cuba
U-2 planes bring in updated photos of flyovers over Cuba. Now at this point, more missile sites are being discovered. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S had confirmed that Cuba had missile launch sites. With a launching conpacity to attack the United States. -
Kennedy Demands that Missiles Be Removed
Kennedy issues a formal demand to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that the missiles be removed from Cuba. On television that night, Kennedy annouced evidence of missiles being discovered in Cuba. -
Khrushchev Agrees to Send Missiles back
Khrushchev agrees to stop sending missiles to Cuba. Any missiles already in Cuba would be sent directly back to the Soviet Union. -
Telegraph Line for both countries
A direct telegraph line was invented for both countries. So now they could send messages fast to each other.
