Cuban Revolution and the missile crisis

Question	Answer
Why was the United States opposed to Castro's Revolution?	Economic interests. Railways, electricity, telegraph, sugar industries
Castro in Power: Why the U.S. Started an embargo in Cuba?	Nationalization of American enterprises
What international organizations pressured Castro's government to get closer to the Soviets?	OAS Organization of American States IMF International Monetary Fund
How did the USA deal with the threat of Castro?	Embargo, to exports CiA trained a task force to invade Cuba
Why was the Bay of Pigs invasion a failure?	Captured 1214/1400 53 million (food and machines) Castro's Popular support
What 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
Define Operation Mongoose	Sabotage Cuban economy Plots to assassinate Castro Diplomatic isolation of Cuba
Why dId Khrushchev put missiles in Cuba?	Protect Cuba and give a lesson. (Turkey)
How was the Crisis resolved?	Diplomatic work

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