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Castro came to power
He overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and this was very threatening to America. -
Turkey and the U.S.
Turkey and the United States agree to deploy fifteen nuclear-tipped Jupiter missiles in Turkey starting on June 1, 1961. Turkey is member of NATO and shares a border with the Soviet Union -
The Soviet Union and Cuba
The Soviet Union and Cuba establish diplomatic relations. -
The castro and cigar plan
The U.S. plans to assassinate Fidel Castro by poisoning a box of Castro's favorite cigars. -
Cuba openly aligns
Cuba openly aligns itself with the soviet union and their policies. -
Super power tension
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Bay of Pigs
Failed invasion of Cuba by the CIA trained Cuban rebels in April, 1961....embarrassment to JFK -
Cuban Missle Crisis
13-28....U.S. ,Cuba and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war over the installment of missle sites in cuba.
