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Do Now : Read the tips and tricks for analyzing a political cartoon. Then, analyze the meaning and symbols of the political cartoon on your worksheet. Be as detailed as possible. Aim (L51): How did the Cuban Missile Crisis increase Cold War tensions?

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Do Now: Read the tips and tricks for analyzing a political cartoon. Then, analyze the

meaning and symbols of the

political cartoon on your worksheet. Be

as detailed as possible.

Aim (L51): How did the Cuban Missile Crisis increase Cold War tensions?

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Who: Cuba, Soviet Union, United States

CAUSE AND EFFECT- Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961 - Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

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In 1959, Fidel Castro led a communist revolution in Cuba, causing thousands of Cubans to flee to the United States.

Fidel Castro, 1950’s Fidel Castro, 2006

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

· The U.S. became worried as Cuba received increased amounts of aid from the Soviet Union.

· In 1961, President John F. Kennedy approved of a plan by the CIA to overthrow Castro’s government with the help of Cuban exiles.

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Why do you feel Cuban exiles were chosen to assist in this mission?

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· The exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs in Southern Cuba where they were easily defeated by Cuban forces, strengthening Fidel Castro and embarrassing the United States.

Fidel Castro, parading through the streets of

Havana after his victory against Cuban

expatriates in the Bay of Pigs invasion. (1961)

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• Two of the ships were sunk, including the ship that was carrying most of the supplies.

• Two of the planes that were attempting to give air-cover were also shot down. Within 72hours all the invading troops had been killed, wounded or had surrendered.

Some NOT SO GREAT Results. . . .

Fidel watching the Bay of Pigs From a tank near Playa Grion.

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Americans, two of whom were eventually executed, are arrested in April 1961. They were accused by the Cuban

government of smuggling guns to anti-Communist rebels a few days before the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Soviet Union began to build missile bases in

Cuba, worrying Americans that we were

vulnerable to attack.

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· President Kennedy announced that American warships would stop any Soviet ship carrying missiles.

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Result: President Kennedy blockaded Cuba and forced the Soviets to remove the missiles.

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Soviet Leader

Nikita Khrushchev

Known For:His enthusiastic

belief that Communism

would triumph over capitalism!

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"I found myself in the difficult position of having to decide on a course of action which would answer the American threat but which would also

avoid war.  Any fool can start a war, and once he's done so, even the wisest of men are

helpless to stop it-- especially if its a nuclear war.”

- Nikita Khrushchev