What Led Up To The Cuban Missile Crisis
Cristian Mendoza
04-18-1616
Period 1
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Leading up to The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro and take away his power from Cuba. The invasion completely failed because the american troops were completely outnumbered by Castro’s troops. This event created more conflict between Castro and the U.S, enough to then eventually create the Cuban missile crisis.
The invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA - sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on the 17th of April 1961. Launched from Guatemala, the invading force was defeated within 3 days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, under the direct command of Prime MInister Fidel Castro. The U.S president at the time Dwight …show more content…
The invasion was to stop Castro from ruining cuba and bringing down not only cuba’s economy but also the United States. The U.S saw that if Castro continued with his actions the U.S. would end up losing control of its half of cuba’s sugar plantation. The economy would be ruined.. In january 1961 the preparation for an invasion started after the U.S severed diplomatic relations with cuba. Some state departments mention that Fidel Castro posted no real threat but, the president at the time, John F. Kennedy wanted to prove to Russia, China, And skeptical Americans that he was serious about winning the Cold War. The attack was lead by the CIA’s group brigade 2506. The main goal was to overthrow his leadership of cuba because of . The U.S sent out its invasion leaving from guatemala and ending up in Cuba on Playa Giron, the Bay of Pigs.The invasion was the perfect failure. The attack was a surprise to the militia protecting the shore but, was not match to Castro’s troops. They were outnumbered and badly defeated. The reason for them being easily defeated was because Castro had radios that heard everything the CIA had planned, so he knew what to expect if any invasion happened. The CIA’s soldiers and cuban allies were imprisoned and kept held until Castro told the U.S. that he would let them go if the U.S. paid him what he wanted. He asked for 53 million dollars to buy food and supplies for his troops. The invasion also showed Castro that the U.S. will not stop until they took him down. So he decided to have the Soviet Union secretly install missiles in cuba, because he could use the missiles to his advantage by using them as protection from the U.S. if they were to ever invade again. Castro’s plan really made it difficult for the U.S because they weren’t able to do anything without Castro being able to counter it with the hidden missiles. This lead the Cuban Missile
04-18-1616
Period 1
.
Leading up to The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro and take away his power from Cuba. The invasion completely failed because the american troops were completely outnumbered by Castro’s troops. This event created more conflict between Castro and the U.S, enough to then eventually create the Cuban missile crisis.
The invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA - sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on the 17th of April 1961. Launched from Guatemala, the invading force was defeated within 3 days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, under the direct command of Prime MInister Fidel Castro. The U.S president at the time Dwight …show more content…
The invasion was to stop Castro from ruining cuba and bringing down not only cuba’s economy but also the United States. The U.S saw that if Castro continued with his actions the U.S. would end up losing control of its half of cuba’s sugar plantation. The economy would be ruined.. In january 1961 the preparation for an invasion started after the U.S severed diplomatic relations with cuba. Some state departments mention that Fidel Castro posted no real threat but, the president at the time, John F. Kennedy wanted to prove to Russia, China, And skeptical Americans that he was serious about winning the Cold War. The attack was lead by the CIA’s group brigade 2506. The main goal was to overthrow his leadership of cuba because of . The U.S sent out its invasion leaving from guatemala and ending up in Cuba on Playa Giron, the Bay of Pigs.The invasion was the perfect failure. The attack was a surprise to the militia protecting the shore but, was not match to Castro’s troops. They were outnumbered and badly defeated. The reason for them being easily defeated was because Castro had radios that heard everything the CIA had planned, so he knew what to expect if any invasion happened. The CIA’s soldiers and cuban allies were imprisoned and kept held until Castro told the U.S. that he would let them go if the U.S. paid him what he wanted. He asked for 53 million dollars to buy food and supplies for his troops. The invasion also showed Castro that the U.S. will not stop until they took him down. So he decided to have the Soviet Union secretly install missiles in cuba, because he could use the missiles to his advantage by using them as protection from the U.S. if they were to ever invade again. Castro’s plan really made it difficult for the U.S because they weren’t able to do anything without Castro being able to counter it with the hidden missiles. This lead the Cuban Missile