Cold War Heats Up Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Cold War Heats UpCold War Heats Up
Bay of Pigs and Bay of Pigs and
Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis
Story of the Bay of Pigs…Story of the Bay of Pigs…
1960 – President Eisenhower tells CIA to 1960 – President Eisenhower tells CIA to secretly begin training Cuban exilessecretly begin training Cuban exiles
When Kennedy is elected, he finds out When Kennedy is elected, he finds out only 9 days prior to election…only 9 days prior to election…
Cautiously, he sends 1,400 exiles on April Cautiously, he sends 1,400 exiles on April 1717thth, 1961 to Bay of Pigs…, 1961 to Bay of Pigs…
False Info…False Info…
CIA reports claimed an air strike had been CIA reports claimed an air strike had been successful 2 days earlier…they were successful 2 days earlier…they were incorrect!incorrect!
20,000 Cuban troops and Soviet tanks and 20,000 Cuban troops and Soviet tanks and jets are waiting…jets are waiting…Killed or taken hostage…ALL of themKilled or taken hostage…ALL of them
Looking like a fool?Looking like a fool?
Kennedy – “We look like fools to our Kennedy – “We look like fools to our friends, rascals to our enemies, and friends, rascals to our enemies, and incompetent to the rest!”incompetent to the rest!” Warned that communist expansion in Western Warned that communist expansion in Western
hemisphere would not be tolerated!!!hemisphere would not be tolerated!!!
Castro likely laughing; openly welcomes Castro likely laughing; openly welcomes Soviet aid…Soviet aid…
Cuban Missile Crisis…Cuban Missile Crisis…
Castro receives aid from Nikita KhrushchevCastro receives aid from Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Communist leader – will defend Cuba w/Soviet Soviet Communist leader – will defend Cuba w/Soviet
armsarms
Summer 1962 – open flow of Soviet weapons Summer 1962 – open flow of Soviet weapons (missiles/nuclear arms) to Cuba(missiles/nuclear arms) to Cuba
Warned by Kennedy againWarned by Kennedy again U2 planes take photographs confirming missile U2 planes take photographs confirming missile
bases being built and targeting US citiesbases being built and targeting US cities
Kennedy Responds…Kennedy Responds…
Any attack from Cuba will result in all out attack Any attack from Cuba will result in all out attack from U.S. on the Soviet Union (“highest national from U.S. on the Soviet Union (“highest national urgency” speech)urgency” speech) Brinkmanship – pushing a dangerous situation to the Brinkmanship – pushing a dangerous situation to the
verge of disaster to achieve wanted outcomeverge of disaster to achieve wanted outcome
6 more days, Soviet ships head to Cuba6 more days, Soviet ships head to Cuba US Navy sends fleet to stop them in Atlantic; US Navy sends fleet to stop them in Atlantic;
200,000 troops in FL ready to invade Cuba200,000 troops in FL ready to invade Cuba
Result…Result…
Khrushchev removes missiles if…Khrushchev removes missiles if…Kennedy agrees not to invade Cuba, ever!Kennedy agrees not to invade Cuba, ever!
Soviets prestige DOWNSoviets prestige DOWNKennedy criticized!!!Kennedy criticized!!!
Lost Cuba to communismLost Cuba to communismCONTAINMENT FAILS AGAIN!!!CONTAINMENT FAILS AGAIN!!!
