Through the 1950s, the United States had cooperated with the Cuban government
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Cuba in the Cold War
Cuban governer, General Fulgencio Batista had taken over the Cuban government in a coup in 1952
Castro resumed his revolutionary effort with a group of about 80 followers. They returned to Cuba, in December 1956
By 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s second term was ending
Democrat John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the U.S. president in 1961
JFK used charity to gain favor around the World, he realized that many poor countries needed help raising their standards of life so he supported the U.S. Peace Corps in 1961
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group
In addition to the Peace Corps, Kennedy supported a program called the Alliance for Progress, which was established in August 1961
