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Cuba in the cold war
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Castro's revolution succeeds
By 1956, castro had been released ad sent to mexico he resumed his revolutinary effort with a group with about 80 followers and returned to cuba in december and hope the invasion would bring swift victory but the invasion failed -
Fidel castro
Fidel Castro took contral of cuba during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
Making the decision
John Kennedy was elected president and he was presented witht he dicsion Under the Eisenhower admin. the CIA devloped a plan to support and invasion of cuba carried out by a group of cuban refugees -
Bay of pigs invasion
On april 17, 1961 the CIA backed forced of 1400 cuban refugees landed at the swampy bay of pigs on cubans sounthern coast -
Cuban Missile crisis
Cargo shipments between cuba and the soviet union increased over the months, up to 28 shipments per month is august. -
Analyzing cuban intelligence
the admin knew whith cerntanity that cuba had missiles and the launching capacity to attack the U.S -
THe cuban missile crisis ended
October 22 JFK signed for the missles to be removed -
Resolution
October 28 finialy a settelment was reahed
