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Batista fled Cuba an Castro's group took control of the nation.
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The CIA backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees at the swampy bay of pigs on Cuba's southern coast. A cuban force of 20,000 easily overhwhelemed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them.
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A poll showed that one-fifth of Americans believed World War III was coming soon.
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Tthe administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the U.S.
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Americans were scared that cuba was going to launch missles at them. They also thought there was going to be WWIII.
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Development of contingency plans for a coup in Cuba are undertaken, and revised over the summer and into fall.
