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Cuba In The Cold War | Amily Ramirez 4-10-14 SS2
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General Fulgencio Batista Take Over
General Fulgencio Batista took over the Cuban Government which occured right before the scheduled election. -
Fidel Castro
Castro’s first revolution attempt, in the summer of 1953, failed, and he was put in jail. -
Fidel Returns to Cuba
Fidel and his followers returned to Cuba, in December 1956, in an invasion that they hoped would lead to a swift victory but failed. -
Batista Fled Cuba & Castro Takes Over
On January 1, 1959, Batista fled Cuba, and Castro’s group took control of the nation. -
Cuba & US Have No Relations
By 1961, all political and economic relations between the United States and Cuba had ended. -
Bay Of Pigs
On April 17, 1961, the CIA-backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast. -
Reports Show Increase Cooperation
In 1962, intelligence reports noted a dramatic increase in the cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The CIA suspected these shipments included weapons. -
Cuba Missle Crisis
By October 15, 1962, the administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. -
Cuba Missle Crisis Ends
October 22, President Kennedy issued a formal demand to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that the missiles be removed from Cuba.
