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Cuba in the Cold War

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    Cuba in the Cold War

  • Castro's Revolution Succeeds

    Castro's Revolution Succeeds
    Batista fled Cuba an Castro's group took control of the nation.

  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs
    The CIA backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees at the swampy bay of pigs on Cuba's southern coast. A cuban force of 20,000 easily overhwhelemed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them.

  • U.S. takes action

    U.S. takes action
    A poll showed that one-fifth of Americans believed World War III was coming soon.

  • U.S. leaders analyze cuban intelligence

    Tthe administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the U.S.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    Americans were scared that cuba was going to launch missles at them. They also thought there was going to be WWIII.

  • Plans for a coup in Cuba

    Development of contingency plans for a coup in Cuba are undertaken, and revised over the summer and into fall.