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Cuba In the Cold War
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Castro and Cuba
Fidel Castro’s first revolution that was attempted in the summer of 1953 failed, it then put him in jail. -
Castro attacked Cuba
He returned to Cuba in December of 1956 for an invasion that he hoped would be a victory. The invasion failed, but the survivors that were there hid in the mountains of Cuba and launched a publicity campaign. -
Fulgencio Flees
On the 1st of January in 1959 Fidel Castro's army of rebels took over. Then General Fulgencio Batista fled the country. -
Decision Making
The decision was presented with the to president Eisenhower, also to kennedy who was also a leader at this time, to go through with the CIA training o of the people who opposed Castro after the assualt and fled cuba after Castro came to power. This came to act on March 1st of 1960. -
New President
John F. Kennedy Becomes the new United States president on November 9th 1960. Also during this time Kennedy had cut off all trades and ties with Cuba. -
German Prevention
After soviet leaders hopes to unite all of Berlin under communist control East Germany goverment surronded all of west Berlin with a barb wire barrier with people hoping to get there in freedom. -
Bay Of Pigs
The U.S. CIA backed up about 1400 cuban refugees and entered the swampy southern coast of Cuba. This invasion failed when 20,000 cuban men attacked and 1100 men were taken hostage by the Cuban army. The USA had to get them released for a ransom of $53 in medicin and food. -
U.S. Takes Stand
On October 23, 1961 a poll conducted, stated that one-fifth of Americans believed World War 3 was coming soon. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
After watching Cuba closely the U.S. administration knew with certiantity that Cuba had the missiles with the launching capacity to attack theUnited States. However, if or when an attack might occur. -
U.S. Takes Action
President Kennedy issues a formal demand to a Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev so that the missiles be removed from Cuba! Kennedy gives a televised speech announcing that the U.S. had evidence of offensive missiles in Cuba. Kennedy also announced that he was imposing a blockade “on all offensive military equipment.” -
Final Resolution
Kennedy and Khrushchev came to an agreement for the Soviet Union to return the cuban missles back home and to cease sending them to Cuba. In return Kennedy agreed to remove the nuclear armed missles from Turkey so they couldn't be used against the Soviet Union. -
Maddox torpedoed
The North Vietnamese torpedoded the U.S. destroyer Maddox in the gulf of Tonkin.
