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US/Cuban Relations

US/Cuban Relations. The Cuban Revolution, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, The Cuban Missile Crisis. US/Cuban Relations Early 1950’s. US trade Growing anti-communism attitude CIA covert operations. Cuban Revolution. Fulgencio Batista Castro’s failed attack-1953 Revolutionary Campaign-1953-1959

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US/Cuban Relations

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  1. US/Cuban Relations The Cuban Revolution, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, The Cuban Missile Crisis

  2. US/Cuban RelationsEarly 1950’s • US trade • Growing anti-communism attitude • CIA covert operations

  3. Cuban Revolution • Fulgencio Batista • Castro’s failed attack-1953 • Revolutionary Campaign-1953-1959 • Long-awaited Success-1959 • Castro takes control

  4. Eisenhower/Kennedy • Castro cuts out US involvement • Eisenhower’s plan • CIA • 1960 election • Kennedy’s enthusiasm • Cover up

  5. Bay of Pigs Invasion The Plan The Attack Failure Kennedy’s embarrassment Soviet support of Cuba

  6. US nuclear bases near USSR • Soviet missile sites in Cuba • Kennedy’s skepticism • U-2 Flights

  7. Cuban Missile Crisis • Soviet Missile Sites • Kennedy’s Naval Quarantine • Troops Assembled • Soviet Deals • Nuclear War averted

  8. Aftermath • US trade embargo of Cuba • Castro’s ruin of Cuban economy

  9. The End

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