Cuba in the Cold War By Lillian Pearce-Perry Jan 1, 1950 United States finally cooperated with Cuban government headed by General Batista Jan 1, 1953 Castro's first attempt at revolution failed and he was put in jail in the summer of 1953 Dec 1, 1956 Castro and his group went back to Cuba in a invasion that they hoped would lead to a swift victory Jan 1, 1959 Batista fled Cuba, and Castro's group took control of Cuba's government Mar 12, 1960 The CIA trained people from Cuba that opposed Castro for a assault Apr 17, 1961 the CIA backed force of 1400 refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs in Cuba's southern coast Apr 12, 1962 intellegence reports noted a dramatic increase in Cuba and the Soviet Union Oct 15, 1962 the administration knew with certainy that Cuba had missles and the launching capacity to attack the US