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Cuba In The Cold War
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Castro put in Jail
In the summer of 1953 Castro made his first revolution attempt, but it failed and he got sent away to jail. -
Castro released from jail
(only gave the year not the date) In the year of 1956 , Fidel Castro was released from jail. Once he was released he was sent to Mexico. When he got therehe resumed his revolutionary effect with a group of about 80 followers. -
U.S stopped selling arms to Batista
(some day in 1958) Castro's rebel force grew to around 800, despite the small number, they had much success, but Batista slowly lost support. So the U.S. stopped selling arms to Batista. -
Batista fled Cuba
On Jan 1st, 1959, Batista fled Cuba, and Castro's group took control of the nation. -
Fidel became Prime Minister of Cuba
Fidel Castro became Prime Minister in this year and ended on 1976, in 1976 he became president of Cuba until 2008. -
Joh F. Kennedy was elected presidnent
On this day Jfk was given a decsision he must make, -
The Invasion- Bay of PIgs
1,400 cuban refugees landed at the bay of pigs on Cuba's southern coast -
WW lll
A poll showed that one fifth of Americans believed that WOrld Wr three was coming soon. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban missile crisis begins, this was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war. Also was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
United Sates Knew
On this day the U.S know with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and launched them trying to attack the United States.
