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Title: The Bay of Pigs Invasion.


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The Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Ari Rajabi - Brooke Bridges - Meaghan Maus D
period!
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion
  • The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful
    attempt to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel
    Castro by Cuban exiles-backed by the US.

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Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos
  • The Bay of Pigs Invasion started on April 17,
    1961.
  • This Invasion also started a rapid deterioration
    in Cuba-America Relations.

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John F. Kennedy.
  • President John F. Kennedy was involved in the Bay
    of Pigs invasion he was the one who authorized
    the Invasion under the condition that the US
    support be sufficiently disguised.
  • As a result of this decision, the landing point
    for the invasion was moved to the obscure Bay of
    Pigs.

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Cuba!!
  • The Bay of pigs is located on southern border of
    Cuba.
  • Cuba also hosted another famous war of the 1960s
    the Cuban Missile Crisis, this crisis was the
    closest the world ever came to its own
    destruction.

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effect today.
aftermath.
The invasion is often said as making Castro even
more popular. As a result of the invasion Castro
was now willing to listen to Soviet suggestions
to placing nuclear weapons on Cuba to ensure its
security.
In the air battle, ten Cuban exiles, four U.S.
pilots, and six Cuban Air Force pilots were
killed in the invasion. When the invasion ended
on April 21, 68 exiles were dead and the rest
were captured. The 1,209 captured exiles were
quickly put on trial. In total 1650 people were
injured/dead.
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quiz!
  • 1. What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
  • 2. What year did it happen?
  • 3. Which president was involved in the BOPI?
  • 4. Who was the president of Cuba during the
    BOPI?
  • 5. What happened to the Cuba-America relations
    as a result of the BOPI?
  • 6. What was the result of the invasion?
  • 7. How many deaths/injuries occurred?
  • 8. Who won?
  • 9. How many people died in air battle?
  • 10. Where is the bay of pig located?

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Bibliography.
  • Works Cited
  • wikipedia.org. 17 Apr. 2008 lthttp//en.wikipedia.o
    rg/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasiongt.
  • historyofcuba.com. 17 Apr. 2008
    http//www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs.
    htm
  • jfk.com. 17 Apr. 2008 lthttp//www.jfklibrary.org/H
    istoricalResources/JFKin
  • History/ JFKandtheBayofPigs.htmgt.
  • thinkquest.com. 17 Apr. 2008 lthttp//library.think
    quest.org/11046/days/bay_of_pigs.htmlgt.
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