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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He began to nationalize American corporations located in Cuba
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He was anti-communist
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He wanted to allow American businesses to remain in Cuba
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He was enemies with Khrushchev
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cuba’s alliance with the Soviet Union was the main reason the United States viewed Castro as a security threat–a fear that was arguably vindicated during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Detailed explanation-2: -The USA did not like Castro and refused to trade with Cuba, as a result Castro seized American assets in Cuba and made an alliance with the USSR. President Kennedy tried to overthrow Castro in April 1961. 1, 400 Cuban rebels and exiles, with the support of the CIA, launched an invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eisenhower ordered American oil companies to refuse to refine Soviet oil and then the Cuban government nationalized the refineries as a result. Following the successful Cuban Revolution (1953–59), a socialist state was established in Cuba. In total, Cuba nationalized roughly 6, 000 American owned properties.
Detailed explanation-4: -As the tensions of the Missile Crisis escalated, Castro wrote Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev urging him to use the missiles and to sacrifice Cuba if necessary. Unbeknownst to the Cuban leader, Khrushchev had already reached an agreement with President John F. Kennedy to withdraw the missiles, without consulting Castro.