Bay of Pigs Invasion

In 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Authorized money to be given to Castro to help Cuba's economy

• Embraced Fidel Castro as leader of Castro

• Authorized money to be used against Castro's Cuban regime.

• Negotiated peace with Soviet Russia

What was the main goal of Brigade 2506?

• To support Fidel Castro

• To overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime

• To protect US interests in Cuba

• To negotiate peace with Cuba

What significant error did Kennedy make during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• He overestimated the exiles' training

• He withdrew air and naval support

• He underestimated the Cuban forces

• He provided too much support

What event is believed to have been influenced by Kennedy's handling of the Bay of Pigs?

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Who led the Cuban Revolution of 1958?

• Joseph Stalin

• Fidel Castro

• Fulgencia Batista

• John F. Kennedy

After severing relations with the united states, Fidel Castro embraced relations with American Cold War rival

• China

• North Korea

• Great Britain

• The Soviet Union

The Bay of Pigs Invasion directed by President John F. Kennedy was viewed as a

• Attempt to build peaceful relations with the Soviet Union

• Massive Failure

• Overwhelming Success

• an attempt to reach peace with Cuba

After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet Union installed ______________ on Cuba, aimed directly at the United States.

• Nuclear Missiles

• Military Troops

• Soviet Oil Plants

• Tanks