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Batista a military dictator who used corruption and harsh treatment against his enemies. His coup took over just before election time.
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Castro's first attempt on revolution fails and then he is put in jail.
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Castro is released from jail and is sent to mexico where he continues his revolution with a bout 80 followers.
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Castro and his followers returned for the invasion they thought would be a quick victory.
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The United States stops selling arms to Batista. After Batista looses support.
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Batista flees cuba and Castroand his followers take over the nation.
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All political and economic relations between the united states and cuba had ended.
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1,400 cuban refugees entered the swampy Bay of Pigs.1,100 were easily captured by 20,000 cuban men.
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The intellegence noticed a dramatic increase in the coooperation between cuba and the soviet union. shipments of cargo from the soviet union to cuba increased through the year. the CIA suspected these shipments were weapons.
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Administration knew certainly that cub had missles that could attack the united state. But they didn't know when or if the they would attack the united states.
