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Cuban Revolution and the missile crisis
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- 1Why was the United States opposed to Castro's Revolution?Economic interests. Railways, electricity, telegraph, sugar industries
- 2Castro in Power: Why the U.S. Started an embargo in Cuba?Nationalization of American enterprises
- 3What international organizations pressured Castro's government to get closer to the Soviets?OAS Organization of American States
IMF International Monetary Fund - 4How did the USA deal with the threat of Castro?Embargo, to exports
CiA trained a task force to invade Cuba - 5Why was the Bay of Pigs invasion a failure?Captured 1214/1400
53 million (food and machines)
Castro's Popular support - 6What were the results of the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?Loss of prestige
Fears of USA imperialism in Latin America
Strengthen ties with the Soviets-Defensive alliance - 7Define Operation MongooseSabotage Cuban economy
Plots to assassinate Castro
Diplomatic isolation of Cuba - 8Why dId Khrushchev put missiles in Cuba?Protect Cuba and give a lesson.
(Turkey) - 9How was the Crisis resolved?Diplomatic work
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- PAULA ELENA SLIM TECUANHUEY
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