Cuba in the Cold War

By Deadkiller007
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    Cuba in the Cold War Timespan

  • Fulgencio Batista overthrows Carlos Prío Socarrás

    Fulgencio Batista overthrows Carlos Prío Socarrás
    Batista declared himself as president, and a one-man dictatorship was created in Cuba.

  • Batista flees Cuba and Castro takes over

    Batista flees Cuba and Castro takes over
    Castro's rebel force grew to about 800, and that was too much for Batista to handle.

  • Castro becomes Prime Minister

    Castro becomes Prime Minister
    Castro dismisses the need for elections and turns Cuba into a Communist country.

  • Bay of Pgs Invasion

    Bay of Pgs Invasion

  • U-2 Spy plane spots much improved missile launch sites

    U-2 Spy plane spots much improved missile launch sites
    Cuba had been working with the Soviet Union to strengthen their military.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    From Oct. 14-28 1962

  • Kennedy orders that the Soviet Union remove their missles

    Kennedy had found evidence that the missles were on the offensive.

  • Cuban missle crisis ends

    This started a friendlier relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.