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Cuban Missile Crisis - Coggle Diagram
Cuban Missile Crisis
1961 Bay of Pigs
X - Cia trained Cubans invaded the Cuban island to overthrow Castros Government. the US pulled out so not to be seen as a supporter of rebels. air support was refused.
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What went Wrong - Kennedy withdrew all the air force leaving the Cuban soldiers in the invasion completely exposed.
This operation broke the international law that a country cannot support rebels in a revolution. This left the US open for criticism.
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The CIA spent 5 million Dollars on the plan. Due to Kennedys sudden withdrawal of US air Force caused the invasion to be a failure.
Brink of War 1962
The sparring between the USSR and US was about who had the more powerful nuclear arsenal. The missile installments the US implemented in Turkey and Italy which were aimed at the USSR.
Buy the 1960s the US had the upper hand in the Cold War. This was by the missiles in turkey and Italy
The USSR combatted this when Castro lead the Cuban Revolution. In 1959. Castro soon looked to the USSR for support and protection.
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