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America cooperated with Cuban government
Through the 1950s, the United States had cooperated with the Cuban government headed by General Fulgencio Batista. -
Castro fails at the attemp of his revolution
Castro reacted to Batista’s coup by becoming a communist and attempting his own revolution. Castro claimed that he wanted to establish a regime that promoted political liberties and moderate reforms. Castro’s first revolution attempt, in the summer of 1953, failed, and he was put in jail. -
Fidel castro released from jail
Castro had been released and sent to Mexico. There, he resumed his revolutionary effort with a group of about 80 followers. They returned to Cuba, in December 1956, in an invasion that they hoped would lead to a swift victory. The invasion failed, but the survivors hid in the mountains of Cuba and launched both a publicity campaign and guerrilla warfare operations. Guerrilla warfare occurs when small bands of people conduct surprise attacks and sabotage. -
United States takes action
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. Kennedy also announced that he was imposing a blockade “on all offensive military equipment.” -
The Bay of Pigs
the CIA trained people who opposed Castro for the assault. The entire operation was to be highly secret, but the secret was poorly kept. Stories about it appeared in Cuban newspapers. Although some of Kennedy’s advisers were opposed to the invasion, the plan had the support of many important members of his cabinet. Kennedy decided to approve it. 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 -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Concerns about Cuba and its close relations with the Soviet Union had led President Kennedy to try to overthrow the Cuban government. The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion had embarrassed the United States and strengthened Castro’s power. The U.S. government continued to watch Cuba closely. intelligence reports noted a dramatic increase in the cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union. Shipmen This included using top-secret U-2 spy planes to illegally fly over and photograph the island. -
Unknown attack of the cuban missile
the administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. However, it was unknown if or when an attack might occur. Kennedy and his advisers considered several possible responses such as diplomacy, covert sabotage, a blockade, limited air strikes, or a full-scale invasion. -
Resolution
The tense situation continued for a week. Kennedy and Khrushchev exchanged several messages. Each stood his ground, unwilling to back down but unwilling to start a war. Khrushchev agreed to stop sending missiles to Cuba and to return the missiles already in Cuba to the Soviet Union. In addition, he agreed to dismantle the launching sites. In return, Kennedy promised that the United States would not invade Cuba and also secretly agreed to remove U.S. nuclear-armed missiles from Turkey. These miss
