Understanding the Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Which U.S. President authorized the funding against Castro's regime?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What significant support was withdrawn by Kennedy during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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Naval and air support

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What event is believed to have been influenced by Kennedy's handling of the Bay of Pigs? Options: The Vietnam War, The Korean War, The Cold War, The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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What was the primary objective of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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To overthrow Fidel Castro and his communist government

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The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?

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Fidel Castro

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The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Why did President Kennedy choose the plan that led to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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To avoid direct conflict with the USSR

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What U.S. agency was behind the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

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CIA

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What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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A humiliating defeat for the United States

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The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.

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Nikita Khrushchev