Cold War 1960 s Cold War 1960 s

Cold War 1960 s

Cold War 1960 s Bay of Pigs What was the reason for the Bay of Pigs? Answer: SUGAR

Cold War 1960 s Fulgencio Batista (Jan 16, 1901 August 7, 1973) President of Cuba from February 24, 1955 until January 1, 1959. Murdered over 20, 000 workers and peasants. January 1, 1959—Ernesto Che Guevara takes Havana; Castro takes Santiago de Cuba with 5, 000 soldiers in a bloodless Coup d’etat. Latin. Americanstudies. org Batista in 1933

Cold War 1960 s Latinamericanstudies. org with Afro-Cuban bodyguards, Camp Columbia, November 1933

Cold War 1960 s Castro Taking Power in 1959. NPR. org Hulton. Archives/Getty Images Castro’s Take-Over Nationalizes the telephone company The U. S. forcefully leases Guantanamo Bay for $2, 000 a month, Cuba never cashes the checks. February 2, 1959— 1 st assassination attempt on Castro by Allen Mayer Agrarian Reform Law—May 17, 1959 200, 000 Cuban families own land for the first time. Cuban government buys foreign lands and prevents foreign ownership. U. S. companies not happy with this especially United Fruit.

Cold War 1960 s Bay of Pigs June 1959—U. S. government reduces its sugar quota from Cuba July 1959—CIA puts a contract on Castro’s life. The United Fruit Company attained 270, 000 acres of land in Cuba. Castro expropriates 70, 000 acres of land held by U. S. sugar companies, 35, 000 acres of which is held by United Fruit. So, why is this important?

Cold War 1960 s Bay of Pigs John Foster Dulles: U. S. Secretary of State He is a stock holder and legal advisor for United Fruit. He refuses to negotiate peace. Jan. 3, 1954

Cold War 1960 s CIA. gov Bay of Pigs U. S. Position on Cuba March 17, 1960—President Eisenhower approves of a covert plan to overthrow Cuba by CIA Director Allen Dulles (once president of United Fruit). More information on Allen Dulles here https: //www. cia. gov/news-information/featured-storyarchive/allen-dulles-becomes-dci. html

Cold War 1960 s Planning for Bay of Pigs—(Operation Zapata) U. S. and Cuban troops are being trained in Guatemala. Why? U. S. overthrew this government in 1954 considering they wanted to nationalize land owned by United Fruit.

Cold War 1960 s Bay of Pigs http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 q. XZp 8 bxp. NY

Cold War 1960 s Bay Of Pigs—Timeline May 7, 1960—Cuba starts diplomatic relations with U. S. S. R. Mid 1960—Cuba becomes friendly with U. S. S. R. and China. They begin to buy Cuban sugar; the U. S. cuts off all sugar imports from Cuba. July 13, 1960—U. S. suspends trading sugar with Cuba, cutting 80% of Cuban exports. Cuba nationalizes all U. S. businesses and commercial property.

Cold War 1960 s Bay Of Pigs—Timeline January 2, 1961—U. S. breaks off all diplomatic relations with Cuba. January 20, 1961—President Kennedy inaugurated. April 12, 1961—Yuri Gagarin, the first human being in outer space. What does the Space Race have to do with the Bay of Pigs?

Cold War 1960 s Bay Of Pigs and the Space Race NASA. gov http: //www. nasa. gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts 1/gagarin_anniversary. html

Cold War 1960 s Bay Of Pigs and the Space Race Yuri Gagarin http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TRTyg 7 u. RV 4 Q Yuri Gagarin: 108 Minutes that changed the World http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=um. Y 92 y 25 Dr. A

Cold War 1960 s Bay Of Pigs and the Space Race The Decision To Go To The Moon http: //history. nasa. gov/moondec. html

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Newsuem. org/Berlin Wall http: //www. newseum. org/berlinwall/

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall—Operation Wall of China November 27, 1958—Nikita Khrushchev issued an ultimatum to the three western powers giving them six months to turn West Berlin into a “demilitarized free city”

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall—Operation Wall of China Erich Honecker Ionainstitute. ie

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall—Operation Wall of China Walter Ulbricht Marxist. org

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall http: //www. dailysoft. com/berlinwall/

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Berlin, 1961. The sign is situated in West-Berlin near the wall and shows to East- Berlin.

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Berlin, 1961. Berlin Wall at Zimmerstrasse/Markgrafenstrasse West Berliners watching over the Wall to the East

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Berlin, Bernauer Strasse, closed Church of Reconciliation View from West to East Berlin, 60 s

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Berlin, Bernauer Strasse. The house is situated in the East, the pedestrian in the West. The windows were walled up to prevent people from escaping to West Berlin.

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Peter Fechter Memorial In August 1962, Fechter bled to death at the base of the wall in the "death zone". Guards had shot him in the back as he tried to escape. Bystanders in the West tried to rescue him, but were prevented from it at gunpoint. Berlin, April 1963 G

Cold War 1960 s Berlin Wall Berlin, Bernauer Strasse. The house was in the East, the pedestrian in the West, Olga Segler jumped out of the window and died.

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 16—October 29, 1962

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline October 16—October 29, 1962 The Soviets were installing medium-range nuclear weapons in Cuba capable of striking major U. S. cities and killing millions of Americans

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Sunday, October 14, 1962 A U-2 spy plane flew over Cuba, photos were taken of nuclear weapons.

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Tuesday, October 16, 1962 Executive Committee of the National Security Council Ex. Comm What should be done? What will you do as group?

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Civil Defense Museum http: //www. civildefensemuseum. com/cdmuseum 3/audio. html

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis The National security Archive George Washington University http: //www. gwu. edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/photos. htm

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Camp Missile Sites JFKLibrary. org

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 5, 1962: CIA chart of “reconnaissance objectives in Cuba. ”

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Inside the CIA’s National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC), Washington D. C. , 1962.

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis September 15, 1962: photograph of the Soviet large-hatch ship Poltava on its way to Cuba. g

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis “Crateology” – photograph of crates holding Komar guided-missile patrol boats on their way to Cuba, September 1962

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 24, 1962: Low-level photograph of the Poltava, turning back towards Moscow, carrying IRBM missiles (circled are the IRBM launch rings on trucks).

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 14, 1962: U-2 photograph of a truck convoy approaching a deployment of Soviet MRBMs near Los Palacios at San Cristobal. This photograph was the first one identified by NPIC on 15 October as showing Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles in Cuba. g g

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 14, 1962: U-2 photograph of MRBM site two nautical miles away from the Los Palacios deployment – the second set of MRBMs found in Cuba. This site was subsequently named San Cristobal no. 1 (the photo is labeled 15 October for the day it was analyzed and printed). g

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Close-up of the Soviet nuclear warhead processing base at the Mariel runway, onto which the 101 st Airborne was scheduled to parachute if a U. S. invasion took place. G

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Ex. Comm options A) Do Nothing B) Offer to remove U. S. missiles in Turkey if Soviets remove missiles in Cuba C) Send secret envoys to negotiate with Castro D) Blockade Cuba E) Strike by air F) Invade Cuba

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Thursday, October 18, 1962 Kennedy meets with the Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, he stressed the Soviet’s weapons were “by no means offensive”

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis October 18, 1962: White House photograph of President Kennedy meeting with Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin – in which JFK does not reveal he knows about the missiles, and Gromyko asserts that Soviet military assistance is purely defensive. g g

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Monday, October 22, 1962 Kennedy addresses the nation on the blockade or as he referred to it as a “quarantine” Why quarantine and not blockade?

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Monday, October 22, 1962 President Kennedy’s Monday Night Speech http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. On. Y 6 b-qy_8 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=P 7 Yk. Jx. QT_0 Y NPR. org Getty Images

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Friday, October 26, 1962 Kennedy received a letter from Khruschev, a clarification through a Soviet embassy official. The Soviets would remove the missiles under United Nations supervision and inspection and the U. S. would lift the blockade and pledge not to invade Cuba.

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Saturday, October 27, 1962 Two more messages from Khrushchev. The U. S. S. R. would remove the missile in exchange for Kennedy’s pledge not to invade Cuba and the removal would be contingent upon the removal of U. S. missiles placed in Turkey.

Cold War 1960 s Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline Sunday, October 28, 1962 Soviets agree to remove missiles from Cuba.

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat President Ngo Dinh Diem --In power since 1954 --Banned political parties other than his own and refused to permit a legal opposition --Autocratic, nepotistic ruler --Valued power more than either his relations with the Vietnamese people or progress in fighting communist Countrystudies. us

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Vietnam. mapcla. calpoly. edu

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat President Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomes President Ngo Dinh Diem to the United States in May 1957. During his visit Diem addressed a joint session of Congress and got a ticker tape parade in New York City. Eisenhower called Diem the “Miracle Man of Asia. " Gwu. edu

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Political Uprising November 1960 survived a military coup February 1962, disgruntled air force pilots bombed the Presidential palace. CIA Assessment Spring 1963—Their view was swayed by the military and produced an intelligence estimate that downplayed his political weakness Countrystudies. us

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Buddha’s 2527 th Birthday May 8, 1963—On orders of Ngo Dinh’s brother troops fired into a crowd of Buddhists. They were flying flags other than South Vietnam’s state flags. Ngo Dinh Nhu, Diem’s brother, counselor has a negative view of Buddhist troubles. Diem’s other brother had flown flags celebrating his promotion within the church. Countrystudies. us

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Public Immolation June 11, 1963—Thich Duc Nghiep at the Xa Loi Pagoda http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=QEpq. RZw_1 sk Countrystudies. us

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Malcolm Browne Associated Press

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Malcolm Browne Associated Press photo Tuoitre. vn

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Malcolm Browne Associated Press photo Tuoitre. vn Boocameonline. com

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Martial Law 1963 August 21, 1963—Ngo Dinh Nhu uses martial law to carry out major raids on the largest pagodas of the Buddhist groups behind the protests. The South Vietnamese leaders used resources funded by the U. S. through the CIA to carry out the raids. The South Vietnamese approached the U. S. about the raids and the U. S. didn’t know about it. Countrystudies. us

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat Secretary of Defense Robert S. Mc. Namara Gwu. edu

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Coup D’etat November 1, 1963 Coup in Vietnam November 2, 1963 Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated November 22, 1963 President Kennedy assassinated http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Tpic. Of. Faj. NE

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam War Cold War Phase Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson Domino Theory (Eisenhower) Tet—Vietnamese New Year 1968 Nixon 1969, 1973, 1975

Cold War 1960 s Vietnam War Cold War Phase Saigon Evacuation http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 Aiy. FF 9 q. Ols Fall of Saigon 1975 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Id. R 2 Iktffaw

Cold War 1960 s Space Race July 20, 1969 U. S. lands on the Moon http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PPWSUy 75 p. Io http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=dgll. Sr. Co 7 Fg