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Cuba in the Cold War
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Batista flees Cuba
Batista gradually lost support from others and the United States stopped selling weapons to Batista. Castro's group took control of the nation afterwards. -
CIA starts training
The CIA trained people who opposed Castro for the assault. This was supposed to be kept a secret, but eventually people found out and soon it was published in the Cuban newspaper. -
John F. Kennedy Elected President
Kennedy won a close election and he promised to all that he would fight the Cold War aggressively. He was different from the other presidents because he decided to rely more on conventional weapons instead of nuclear ones. -
Establishment of the U.S. Peace Corps
President John F. Kennedy supported the program of the U.S. Peace Corps. It was to establish goodwill bewteen the United States and other nations. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The invasion of the CIA-backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees lands on Cuba's southern coast. However, the invasion failed because a Cuban force of 20,000 overwhelmed the invaders and captured about 1,100 men and imprisoned them. -
Alliance for Progress Program Established
Kennedy supported a program called the Alliance for Progress. It was established to promote and maintain democratic governments and economic development in 22 Laatin American countries. -
Flyovers Discover Missile-Launching Sites
Flyovers took U-2 photographs that revealed attack sites where Cuba may launch missile to the United States. This alarmed us. The Soviet Union planned to use Cuba for base attacks against the United States. -
Cuban missile crisis
