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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. 1950’s. US supported a very unpopular Cuban dictator The people began to revolt and Fidel Castro led the revolution and came to power At first Castro was a good leader Improved the economy Literacy Health care But he was very harsh Suspended elections

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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

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  1. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

  2. 1950’s • US supported a very unpopular Cuban dictator • The people began to revolt and Fidel Castro led the revolution and came to power • At first Castro was a good leader • Improved the economy • Literacy • Health care • But he was very harsh • Suspended elections • Executed opponents • Censorship

  3. 1950’s • As Castro improved economic conditions he took over US owned sugar mills and refineries • In response Eisenhower stopped all trade with Cuba • Castro turned to the Soviets for help and military assistance

  4. 1960’s – BAY OF PIGS • In 1960 the CIA planned an invasion of Cuba and got anti-Castro exiles to carry out the plan • In April 1961, these exiles landed in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. • President Kennedy refused to provide air support • Castro’s forces defeated the invaders, humiliating the US

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  6. Cuban Missile Crisis • The failed Bay of Pigs invasion convinced Khrushchev, the new Soviet leader, that the US would not stop the Soviets in Latin America • In July1962, Khrushchev began building 42 missile sites in Cuba • In October the US found the site and demanded the Soviets remove the missiles • The US tried to block the Soviets in Cuba and set up troops in Florida, ready to invade Cuba • People thought WWIII was going to begin or a nuclear invasion

  7. Cuban Missile Crisis • U.S placed missiles in Turkey – demanding removal of the USSR missiles in Cuba • Fortunately, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles and in return the US promised not to invade Cuba • The Cubans repaid the Soviets by backing Communist Revolutions in Latin America and Africa • The relationship between Cuba and the USSR ended in 1991

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