The Bay of Pigs Invasion The Cuban Missile

The Bay of Pigs Invasion & The Cuban Missile Crisis Kent Korwatch & Dane Wostenberg

? Who? I. John F Kennedy II. Fidel Castro III. Nikita Khrushchev

John F Kennedy • • US president elected 1960 Berlin wall built in the first year of his term Assassinated in 1963 New Frontier program 1961(space exploration)

Fidel Castro • • Over through the Cuban government 1959 Became communist leader in 1960 Still in power today First Communist State in west

Nikita Khrushchev • • • Russia leader from 1953 to 1964 Joined communist party in 1918 Died on Sept. 11, 1971 Born April 5, 1894 Denounced Stalin and his Methods

? What? When? Where? The Bay of Pigs The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Bay of Pigs • An unsuccessful attack on Cuba • Designed to over through the government of Fidel • April 17 th , 1961 • Cuban refugees trained in U. S. Guatemala to fight Fidel • Violated agreements to not interfere in the western hemisphere • CIA advised Kennedy to attack

The Cuban Missile Crisis • Oct. 16, 1962 photos reveal Soviets building missile sights in Cuba • Options: negotiate with Khrushchev, invade Cuba, blockade Cuba, bomb missile sights • U. S. quarantines Cuba • Russia sends more ships, Khrushchev calls them back • U. S. agrees to remove weapons in Turkey for Russian disarmament in Cuba

Kennedy’s Map of Cuba

Aftereffects • “Hot line” established from US to Russia • Limited Test Band Treaty