USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In January 1961, the U.S. government severed diplomatic relations with Cuba and stepped up its preparations for an invasion. Some State Department and other advisors to the new American president, John F. Kennedy, maintained that Castro posed no real threat to America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shortly after his inauguration, in February 1961, President Kennedy authorized the invasion plan.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 17, 1961, around 1, 200 exiles, armed with American weapons and using American landing craft, waded ashore at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The hope was that the exile force would serve as a rallying point for the Cuban citizenry, who would rise up and overthrow Castro’s government.