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Cuba in the Cold War
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Fallout Shelters
Usually underground in the 1950's during the fear of nuclear war. -
Duck and Cover
Nucler drill that was taught in schools from the 1950's to 1980's. It told the to duck and use their desk to protect them. And it taught them to duck and cover where ever they were, 'Duck and cover like Bert'. -
Castro's Revolution Attempt
Castro's first revolution attempt in the Sommer of 1953 failed, and he was put in jail -
Stopped selling arms
The U.S. stopped selling arms to Batista. -
Cuba fled? YES
Batista fled cuba and Castro's group took control of the nstion -
2nd Red Scare
Beifef that the Soviet Union was attempting to spread communism world wide, including the U.S. -
United States and Cuba split
All political and economic relations between the United States and Cuba had ended. -
The Invasion of the Bay of Pigs
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 invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them. Eventually, the U.S. government secured the release of these prisoners by paying a ransom of $53 million in medicine and food. -
Caused 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. -
Suspecting Weapons
In 1962, intelligence reports noted a dramatic increase in the cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The CIA suspected these shipments included weapons. -
Missiles
The adminsitration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and launching capacity to attack the U.S.
