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United States finally cooperated with Cuban government headed by General Batista
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Castro's first attempt at revolution failed and he was put in jail in the summer of 1953
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Castro and his group went back to Cuba in a invasion that they hoped would lead to a swift victory
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Batista fled Cuba, and Castro's group took control of Cuba's government
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The CIA trained people from Cuba that opposed Castro for a assault
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the CIA backed force of 1400 refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs in Cuba's southern coast
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intellegence reports noted a dramatic increase in Cuba and the Soviet Union
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the administration knew with certainy that Cuba had missles and the launching capacity to attack the US