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The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis. October 1962. Background: Revolution in Cuba. Castro ’ s socialist rebels take control of the island and dictator Fulgencio Batista leaves on Jan 1, 1959 U.S. nervous about Castro, but he initially claims he is not a communist & does not care about the Cold War

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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  1. The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962

  2. Background: Revolution in Cuba • Castro’s socialist rebels take control of the island and dictator Fulgencio Batista leaves on Jan 1, 1959 • U.S. nervous about Castro, but he initially claims he is not a communist & does not care about the Cold War • Castro kills opponents, redistributes land (angering U.S. businesses), & declares Cuba officially atheist

  3. Flair up of tensions • Castro continued to decry “US imperialism” in Latin America; US begins economic embargo in late 1950s • Forces Cuba to look for new markets for products, starts trading w/ Soviets • President Kennedy orders Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, but it fails horribly • USSR decides to send nuclear missiles to Cuba in 1962; US finds out, thus beginning crisis

  4. Potential Danger of Missiles in Cuba

  5. Kennedy vs. Khrushchev

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