Bay of Pigs review

Who was president of America when the Bay of Pigs was planned?

• Truman

• Nixon

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

What kind of warfare did the CIA train the Brigade 2506 in?

• Trench warfare

• Tank warfare

• Urban warfare

• Guerilla warfare

Who were the men involved in Brigade 2506?

• Cuban exiles

• Castro's revolutionary army

• A mix of Cuban exiles and US marines

• US Navy Seals

What did Kennedy do when the news broke of US involvement in the Bay of Pigs?

• Order US airstrikes

• Plan for an invasion by US troops

• Cancel the second wave of airstrikes

• He did nothing

What was not a reason for the failure of the Bay of Pigs?

• Brigade 2506 did not get support from Cubans when they landed

• The Soviets helped Castro

• Lack of US military support

• The Cubans had found out about the planned invasion

What did Kennedy have to do to get the captured prisoners back to the USA?

• Promise to but Cuban sugar

• Call off the trade embargo

• Promise never to invade Cuba

• Supply Cuba with $53 million dollars worth of medicine and baby food

What did US do to the B-26 bombers used in the Bay of Pigs?

• Paint them in Cuban Airforce colours

• Equip them with the latest missile technology

• Paint them in Soviet Airforce colours

• Nothing