THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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American marines and navy seals; the US Air Force failed to provide timely air support
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Cuban exiles trained by the CIA in the US; Kennedy refused to send US military support
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Cuban communist supporters; Kennedy sent too much military support and the Soviets military defeated us.
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Soviet navy and soldiers; Eishenhowe refused to send backup when the battle started to go downhill because he didn’t want to use nuclear weapons.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 17, 1961, 1, 400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Detailed explanation-2: -When studying reconnaissance photographs, CIA analysts had failed to spot coral reefs in the shallow waters of the Bay of Pigs that impeded the progress of landing craft and disabled a pair of boats. In addition, one of the red signal lights carried by a frogman accidentally flickered offshore.
Detailed explanation-3: -After failing to raise the ransom amount demanded by Fidel Castro as reparations, the prisoners were released in exchange for $53, 000, 000 worth of food and medicine. Between December 1962 and July 1965, the survivors were returned to the United States.