THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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overthrow Cuba’s communist governments
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Remove Soviet missiles that had been positioned in Cuba
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Enforce a trade embargo on imports of Cuban sugar
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Rescue Cubans who wanted to escape to the US
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro’s communist government. The operation took place at the height of the Cold War, and its failure influenced relations between Cuba, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Cuban Armed Forces: 176 killed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The plan anticipated that the Cuban people and elements of the Cuban military would support the invasion. The ultimate goal was the overthrow of Castro and the establishment of a non-communist government friendly to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bay of Pigs invasion, (April 17, 1961), abortive invasion of Cuba at the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), or Playa Girón (Girón Beach) to Cubans, on the southwestern coast by some 1, 500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1961 the United States sent trained Cuban exiles to Cuba to try and overthrow Fidel Castro’s government. They failed miserably. The invasion is considered part of the Cold War because the United States was trying to prevent communism from taking hold in the Americas.