Bay of pigs
This failed April 1961 invasion cemented Fidel Castro’s power and embarrassed the Kennedy administration
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
This failed CIA-backed invasion left the US humiliated and pushed Cuba toward Soviet protection.
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
This 1963 agreement created a direct communication link between Washington and Moscow.
What is the Hotline Agreement?
This US operation was launched as an aggressive anti-Castro campaign after the Bay of Pigs failure.
What is Operation Mongoose?
The US placed Jupiter nuclear missiles in these two countries, putting Moscow within range.
What are Turkey and Italy?
This 1963 treaty banned nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater.
What is the Limited Test Ban Treaty?
The Bay of Pigs invasion directly enable this major Cold War confrontation in 1962.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
In summer 1962, this Soviet leader secretly agreed to place missiles in Cuba.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
This 1971 agreement required both sides to reduce the risk of nuclear war and notify each other of dangers.
What are the Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures?
After the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuba strengthened its alliance with this country.
what is the Soviet Union?
This October 14, 1962 discovery by a US U-2 aircraft sparked the 13-day crisis.
What is the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?
This 1962 settlement included a US promise not to invade Cuba and the removal of Soviet missiles.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis settlement?
This 1959 revolution brought Fidel Castro to power and increased tensions with the United States.
What is the Cuban Revolution?