One major event that occurred during Kennedy’s presidency was the Bay of Pigs Invasion. This was the attempted invasion of Cuba. Eisenhower started to plan this, but he left Kennedy to make the final decision. This invasion was being considered so that the Cuban dictator, Castro, would be overthrown, and so that the Communist influence wouldn’t spread to that region. This invasion ended up being a failure because of the support for Castro in Cuba. While Kennedy expected many Cuban revolters, most of the Cubans actually supported the dictator. Their military also overpowered the U.S. air and land forces. Kennedy also refused to send additional troops during the land invasion which caused there to be many American prisoners that were kept in
…show more content…
This illustrates the amount of money that was spent on ransom for the prisoners to be freed. It was also a sign of defeat because the U.S. troops were not able to overthrow the government, and they were captured by the Cubans. It was a major failure during the 1960s because along with losing money, Cuba’s relationships with the Soviet Union were strengthened. This was due to the fact that Cuba wanted protection from possible future U.S. invasions, and the Soviets agreed to protect them because they wanted to expand their influence there. This event had a major impact because it went against the foreign policy of containment of Communism. Kennedy wanted to prevent Communism from spreading to other countries, and Cuba was a significant region because of its close proximity to the U.S. This was seen as a threat to the U.S. because of the rising tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Therefore, The Bay of Pigs was a failure because it helped the Soviets’ relationship with Cuba, and it wasted …show more content…
This event started with the Vienna Conference. In this conference, the Soviet leader, Krushchev, demanded the ownership of East Germany and West Berlin. He also threatens to sign a treaty with East Germany if his commands don’t follow through. This prompted Kennedy to send troops to West Germany which then led to the construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviets. They built this wall to separate their side of Berlin from West Berlin, and it prevented people fleeing west. Many Germans escaped to West Berlin because they didn’t want to live with a Communist economic system. The Berlin Wall was very significant because it reduced the number of people that escaped from the communist part of Berlin. It also “diminished the possibility of a nuclear war over Berlin” (“Berlin Wall”). This was a significant impact of the Berlin Wall because if it wasn’t constructed, there could have been a very destructive war due to the buildup of nuclear weapons. This shows how the Berlin Wall was a success because it peacefully separated the city into two parts, and no war took place. A war would have a detrimental impact on the economy, and it would have caused unnecessary destruction. Therefore, the Berlin Wall was a success because it prevented a war from taking
This illustrates the amount of money that was spent on ransom for the prisoners to be freed. It was also a sign of defeat because the U.S. troops were not able to overthrow the government, and they were captured by the Cubans. It was a major failure during the 1960s because along with losing money, Cuba’s relationships with the Soviet Union were strengthened. This was due to the fact that Cuba wanted protection from possible future U.S. invasions, and the Soviets agreed to protect them because they wanted to expand their influence there. This event had a major impact because it went against the foreign policy of containment of Communism. Kennedy wanted to prevent Communism from spreading to other countries, and Cuba was a significant region because of its close proximity to the U.S. This was seen as a threat to the U.S. because of the rising tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Therefore, The Bay of Pigs was a failure because it helped the Soviets’ relationship with Cuba, and it wasted …show more content…
This event started with the Vienna Conference. In this conference, the Soviet leader, Krushchev, demanded the ownership of East Germany and West Berlin. He also threatens to sign a treaty with East Germany if his commands don’t follow through. This prompted Kennedy to send troops to West Germany which then led to the construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviets. They built this wall to separate their side of Berlin from West Berlin, and it prevented people fleeing west. Many Germans escaped to West Berlin because they didn’t want to live with a Communist economic system. The Berlin Wall was very significant because it reduced the number of people that escaped from the communist part of Berlin. It also “diminished the possibility of a nuclear war over Berlin” (“Berlin Wall”). This was a significant impact of the Berlin Wall because if it wasn’t constructed, there could have been a very destructive war due to the buildup of nuclear weapons. This shows how the Berlin Wall was a success because it peacefully separated the city into two parts, and no war took place. A war would have a detrimental impact on the economy, and it would have caused unnecessary destruction. Therefore, the Berlin Wall was a success because it prevented a war from taking