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Cuba In The Cold War
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Ceasefire
The war between North Korea, South Korea, and their allies ended with a ceasefire in 1953 -
Ending of Preidental Term
By 1960 President Dwiight D. Eisenhower's second term was ending. -
Spy Plane
A U.S. spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union that increased tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union -
New President
In 1961 John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the U.S. president -
Bay of Pigs
CIA- backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at Bay of Pigs. The invasion failed and was called the Bay of Pigs. -
Missiles Detected
The U.S. administration knew without certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the U.S. -
Telegraph
A direct telegraph was built that allowed leaders from the U.S. and the Soviet Union to communicate faster -
Torpedo Incident
North Vietnamese torpedoed the U.S. destroyer "Maddox" in the Gulf of Tonkin.