Bay of Pigs Flashcards
1961
1
Q
What caused the Bay of Pigs
A
Americans did not like Castro’s communist ideology’s and wanted Capitalism back
2
Q
How and who invaded in the bay of pigs
A
instead of america directly invading , the cia trained cuban exiles
3
Q
How many cuban exiles
A
1,400
4
Q
What are Exiles
A
Cuban people that disagreed with Castros ideas
5
Q
How did the invasion go
A
It completely failed as castro knew and had 20,00 soldiers ready to fight
6
Q
How did the invasion make Castro look
A
Strong
7
Q
How did the invasion make Kennedy look
A
humiliated and desperate
8
Q
In 2 ways how did the bay of pigs increase tensions
A
-Castro could not trust the USA
-In sep 1961 Khrushchev declared he would give Cuba weapon’s and military support
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