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Cuba Was A Pivot Country Involved In The Cold War

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Cuba and the Rest of the World
Cuba was a pivot country involved in the Cold War. It escalated and heightened tensions between the United States and Soviet Union. Events include: Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
United States
By seizing control and nationalizing sugar industries, Castro began to slow process of ending relations with the United States
In 1960, United States placed an embargo on Cuba’s imports
Castro was seen to be dangerous and worst of all, a social democrat, or potentially a communist
This all lead to Cuba to side with USSR
Bay of Pigs (1961)
Eisenhower created the plan for the Bay of Pigs in his presidency. However, it was Kennedy who gave permission to the CIA to train exiles in order to implement a coup and overthrow
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