Bay of Pigs Invasion
What did American soldiers hope to achieve?
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They hoped to gain the support of the locals so that they could cross the island andinvade Havana
What did Khrushchev offer to Cuba?
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Nuclear missiles
What economic system did Fidel Castro support?
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Communism
Why was Castro sent to prison?
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For starting a revolution and planning to oust Batista's dictatorship
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
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34th President of U.S- 1953-1961
Why did the invasion fail?
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Cuba exile boats were destroyed because coral reefs ruined the ships and forced them to surrender
Why did the Soviet Union give weapons to Cuba?
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They knew that the U.S had a stronger military and more advanced weapons
What was Fidel Castro's brother's name who took Fidel´s place once he stepped down?
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Raul Castro
Why did people think of Castro as a hero at first?
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For ridding Cuba of social injustice and ending Cuban dictatorship
True or False: Eisenhower executed the bay of pigs invasion
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False: Kennedy executed the plans
The purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
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To oust the Cuban leader Fidel Castro
What led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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The Soviet Union giving more weapons to Cuba
When did Fidel Castro step down as president of Cuba?
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- Passed down duties to his brother in 2006
- Steps down as president of State Council in 2008
*either one will be accepted
At what place did Castro and his army invade Cuba?
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Moncada barracks in Eastern Cuba
What crop did Eisenhower cancel his annual orders on?
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Sugar
What did the Bay of Pigs Invasion provoke? What did it lead to?
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Anti-American demonstrations in Latin America and in Europe, which led to a bitter relationship between Cuba and the United States
What did Soviet fear while giving weapons to Cuba?
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Losing control of the actual employment of nuclear weapons in Cuba
What were Castro's 3 roles in the Cuban government?
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- Prime Minister
- President of State Council
- First Secretary of the Communist Party
Who was the Cuban dictator that Fidel Castro overthrew?
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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar
What kind of force did Eisenhower train?
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The armed force of Cuban exiles
What did the Bay of Pigs Invasion create?
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Tension between Cuba and the U.S for decades to come
What threatened the Soviet Union and angered Nikita Khrushchev?
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U.S. deployment of 15 missiles in Turkey
What were the terms of Castro's trade agreement with the Soviet Russians?
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To sell oil to Cuba on a discount and buy Cuban sugar at a high price
What were leftist and Neo-Marxist ideologies?
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Leftist- supported social equality and opposed social hierarchy
Neo-Marxism- the belief that human history is not a single class struggle but a racial/gender struggle etc.
What movement did Eisenhower establish and what did it escalate into?
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Thd National Liberation Movement which escalated into the Cold War