Cuba Flashcards
1
Q
How did Einsenhower respond when Castro nationalised American companies?
A
He cut aid to Cuba and imports of sugar to the USA
This damaged the Cuban economy
2
Q
How did Castro work with the USSR?
A
Signed a trade agreement in 1960
3
Q
What was Kennedy’s solution to the castro problem?
A
He sponsored an anti communist invasion at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow Castro using the CIA and 1.300 Cuban exiles
This invasion was a humiliating failure
