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Bay of pigs (invasion (14 of April 1961, bay of pigs, B26 bombings,…
Bay of pigs
invasion
14 of April 1961
bay of pigs
B26 bombings
international opposition
JFK called off further air support
Castro's soviet tanks overpowered USA
victory for Castro
humiliation for USA
JFK took full responsibility
JFK put in sanctions
JFK 1917-1963
youngest ever president US
1st Roman Catholic
New Frontier - govt.
opposed comm.
supported S Vietnam
cubin Missile crises
Castro took over - Cubans fled US
Comm. country & more fled
fear comm. spread to C & S America
anti America speeches
attempted assasinations
Cubans trained Guatemala & USA
CIA Operation Pluto
ass, 22 Nov 1963
June 1961 JFK met Kahrushchev
August 1961 Berlin wall
close to breaking the iron curtain
Kahr low opinion of JFK and soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
sparked serious crisis in Cold War, world faced nuclear anihilation