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US react to the Cuban RevolutionThe Consequences

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Cuban revolution7/1953The governmentThe president : Fulgencio BatistaFidel Castro

Fulgencio Batista1st elected to be Cuban President: 1940 19442nd became President : 3/1952 Ousted in 1/1/1959

American ReactionEconomic actionAuthorize plans to overthrow the Castro regimeNew plan of John F Kennedy

The bay of pigs invasionAsault landing and guerilla warfareAttack Cuban airbases1400 troops would land on bay of pigsParatroopers would be droppedSupport from Cuban population

Why did the plan fail??Poor secrecyFailure to control the airFailure to gain supportResponse

Reforms of CastroIndustry LandEducationSocietyHealth careForeign connectionPolitics

Khrushchev send misiles to CubaBerlinEconomicsPoliticsStrategicSupport allyTurkey

Kenedys reactionPhase IOn October 15th, 1962, U2 spy plane take a photograph showed that missiles were placed on CubaKennedy called for a meeting of top officials to discuss about the preparation

Phase IIU2 keeped spying Cuba. Advisor considered the options and plan for each of themCIA analysts report. Meeting between President Kennedy and GromykoMeeting between Kennedy vs Robert McNamaraPrepare for TV appeareance about crisis

Phase IIIOn October 21st, 1962Leader of Congress showed evidence about missiles siteMarines were sent to Guantanamo BayUS president announced about the presence of missile

Phase IVThe quarantine line was in placeKhrushchev sent a letter to Kennedy for warningOn October 24th

Phase VKennedy blamed the crisis for Khrushchev. A deal was offeredAnother deal was offeredU2 plane was shot down over CubaBoth of US and USSR agree to withdraw the missiles.

ConsequencesSovietRemove US missiles from TurkeyThe security of CubaPeaceful Coexistence

ConcequencesUSRemove the threat of Nuclear Missiles in CubaIsolate Cuba and / or remove the Communist regime

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Music:Mako Beam

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