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THE RED SCARE!!!!!!
As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. -
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cubas cold war
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batista leaves castro takes over
in 1958 the us stoped selling arms to batista.On jan1 1959, batista fled and castros group took over teh nation -
CUBAS REVOLUTION ENDED
cubas revolution ended -
kennedy as president
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts is elected president, narrowly defeating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in the 1960 elections. -
bay of the pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, known in Latin America as Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961 -
cuban missels
By October 15, 1962, the administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. However, it was unknown if or when an attack might occur. -
castros freedom
By 1956, Castro had been released and sent to Mexico. There, he resumed his revolutionary effort with a group of about 80 followers. They returned to Cuba, in December 1956, in an invasion that they hoped would lead to a victory. -
cuban revolution
he revolution began in July 1953, and finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state. The Movement organization later reformed along communist lines, becoming the Communist Party in October 1965.The Communist Party, now headed by Castro's brother Raúl, continues to govern Cuba today.
