Kennedy Year’s

Crises over Cuba Fidel Castro – leader of Cuba and openly declared himself a communist leader and aided Soviet Union

Bay of Pigs March 1960 Pres. Eisenhower gave CIA permission to train Cuban Exiles Kennedy gave it the go – April 17, 1961 1,300 to 1,500

Bay of Pigs It failed 25,00 Cuban troops and Soviet tanks and jet aircraft – many killed and imprisoned $53 million in food and medical supplies for prisoners

Cuban Missile Crisis P.675 Weapons from Russia to Cuba were increasing Including Nuclear Weapons Kennedy would not tolerate nuclear weapons there

Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 14 – U.S. took a photographs missiles ready to launch in Cuba at Soviet bases – could reach U.S. in minutes Oct. 22 – Kennedy told nation of this and his plans to remove them

Cuban Missile Crisis Next 6 days possibility of nuclear war Troops were waiting Oct. 28 made an agreement and Russia removed missiles

Berlin Wall Concrete wall topped with barbed wire that severed the city in two Keep East Berlin separated from West Berlin in Germany East – Communist West - Free