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Cuba in the Cold War
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Bastia Takes control of Cuba
General Fulgencia Batista was a military dictator with a reputation for corruption and harsh treatment of his enemies. He had taken over the Cuban government in a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from the government. -
Fidel Castro's Mission
Fidel Castro resumed his effort with a group of about 80 followers. They returned to Cuba, from Mexico, in December , in an invasion that they wanted to lead to great victory. The invasion failed, but the survivors hid in Cuba and launched guerrilla warfare operations. -
Bay of Pigs
Was an invasion of Cuba but the mission was poorly kept a secret and Cuban force of 20,000 easily overwhelmed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them. Needless to say the mission was a failure. -
Flexible Response
This was the general name for Kennedy's plan against the Soviets that would give them moreflexability to what they may do against the Soviets. -
Alliance for Progress
Kennedy started the alliance for progress. It aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America.It was made up of America and 22 Latin American countries. -
U.S. and Cuba relations had ended.
All political and economic relations between the United States and Cuba had ended by this time. -
Cuban missile attack discovery
the administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. Thdey just didn't knowif or when it would occur. -
Cuban Missile Crisis Ends
The Cuban Missile crisis ends after Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Russian missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise from the United States to respect Cuba's boundaries.
