PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Fidel Castro established himself as dictator after a Communist Revolution
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion removed Castro from power and was a huge success
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Cuba signed an alliance with the Soviet Union
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The soviets attempted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba to protect them from the US
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 was a failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. Since 1959, officials at the U.S. State Department and the CIA had attempted to remove Castro.
Detailed explanation-2: -The failed invasion strengthened the position of Castro’s administration, which proceeded to openly proclaim its intention to adopt socialism and pursue closer ties with the Soviet Union. It also led to a reassessment of Cuba policy by the Kennedy administration.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 17, the Cuban-exile invasion force, known as Brigade 2506, landed at beaches along the Bay of Pigs and immediately came under heavy fire. Cuban planes strafed the invaders, sank two escort ships, and destroyed half of the exile’s air support.
Detailed explanation-4: -The invasion was a U.S. foreign policy failure. The Cuban government’s victory solidified Castro’s role as a national hero and widened the political division between the two formerly allied countries. It also pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union, setting the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.