USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The John F. Kennedy administration was publicly embarrassed by the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961.

Detailed explanation-2: -In early 1961 President John F. Kennedy concluded that Fidel Castro was a Soviet client working to subvert Latin America. After much debate in his administration Kennedy authorized a clandestine invasion of Cuba by a brigade of Cuban exiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War” focuses on three central figures in the crisis: President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Detailed explanation-4: -After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this “quarantine, ” as he called it, was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites.