Judging by the name, one may see the Bay of Pigs as a seaside town filled with pork delicacies. Unfortunately this is not the case. Instead, the Bay of Pigs is the name of an infamous invasion of Cuba, supported by the United States. The repercussions from this operation continue to be seen in the world today. While some may see the Bay of Pigs simply as a failed operation, the ideals in foreign interests and international relationships formed due to the failure have developed into many 21st century foreign affairs, both positive and negative.
Throughout the Cold War, between the years 1947 and 1991, there were many missions executed by the United States Government against the Soviet Union, and the most infamous of these was the Bay of …show more content…
With President John F. Kennedy taking office in 1961, he allowed for the operation to continue (Pruitt). The intelligence that the CIA claimed to have on Cuba was not as extensive as they implied and in the operation itself there were many tactical errors (Golan-Vilella). The Cuban exile military force that invaded the Bay of Pigs is known as Brigade 2506. This name was derived from the serial number of one of the members who was accidentally killed in a training session (Pfeiffer). Approximately 1,400 trained Cuban exiles began their invasion on April 17, 1961. (“Bay of Pigs”). The exiles surrendered less than 24 hours after the beginning of the invasion due to Castro’s troops forcing them to not go any further than the beach. Also, while Castro was not well liked by the American public, the majority of Cuban locals supported him and therefore backed the Cuban troops when warding off the invaders. (“Bay of Pigs Invasion”). In the fighting 103 men were killed and the rest were taken prisoner by the Cuban government. These prisoners were held until December of 1962 and were released due to a negotiation where President Kennedy had to pay $53 million for food and medical …show more content…
“Forty-five years later, the repercussions are still being felt in Washington's relations with Cuba and Latin America” (Roberts). These relations were negative until the Obama Administration, when relations moved to normalcy. After the Bay of Pigs invasion, the United States announced a full embargo of Cuba and therefore any and all trade with Cuba was prohibited. This embargo is the longest lasting trade embargo in history, as it is still in place today. However, in December of 2014, the Obama Administration made amends with Cuba and many restrictions from that embargo have been lifted. Over the past 50 years, Cuba claims the embargo has caused them to lose about $1.126 trillion, thus creating many damages in their country and increasing the amount of poor, lower class Cuban citizens (Lee). In 1966, President Johnson opened the United States border to Cubans and signed a bill that gave preference to the Cubans with family relations in America (Lee). This allowed 270,000 Cubans to enter America since Castro rose to power (Lee). This flood of immigrants did not have that large of an effect on the economy, even today. As more people enter a city, they take many of the local jobs. However, those immigrants also increase demands of products and more jobs are then created (Rusin). The Cuban
Throughout the Cold War, between the years 1947 and 1991, there were many missions executed by the United States Government against the Soviet Union, and the most infamous of these was the Bay of …show more content…
With President John F. Kennedy taking office in 1961, he allowed for the operation to continue (Pruitt). The intelligence that the CIA claimed to have on Cuba was not as extensive as they implied and in the operation itself there were many tactical errors (Golan-Vilella). The Cuban exile military force that invaded the Bay of Pigs is known as Brigade 2506. This name was derived from the serial number of one of the members who was accidentally killed in a training session (Pfeiffer). Approximately 1,400 trained Cuban exiles began their invasion on April 17, 1961. (“Bay of Pigs”). The exiles surrendered less than 24 hours after the beginning of the invasion due to Castro’s troops forcing them to not go any further than the beach. Also, while Castro was not well liked by the American public, the majority of Cuban locals supported him and therefore backed the Cuban troops when warding off the invaders. (“Bay of Pigs Invasion”). In the fighting 103 men were killed and the rest were taken prisoner by the Cuban government. These prisoners were held until December of 1962 and were released due to a negotiation where President Kennedy had to pay $53 million for food and medical …show more content…
“Forty-five years later, the repercussions are still being felt in Washington's relations with Cuba and Latin America” (Roberts). These relations were negative until the Obama Administration, when relations moved to normalcy. After the Bay of Pigs invasion, the United States announced a full embargo of Cuba and therefore any and all trade with Cuba was prohibited. This embargo is the longest lasting trade embargo in history, as it is still in place today. However, in December of 2014, the Obama Administration made amends with Cuba and many restrictions from that embargo have been lifted. Over the past 50 years, Cuba claims the embargo has caused them to lose about $1.126 trillion, thus creating many damages in their country and increasing the amount of poor, lower class Cuban citizens (Lee). In 1966, President Johnson opened the United States border to Cubans and signed a bill that gave preference to the Cubans with family relations in America (Lee). This allowed 270,000 Cubans to enter America since Castro rose to power (Lee). This flood of immigrants did not have that large of an effect on the economy, even today. As more people enter a city, they take many of the local jobs. However, those immigrants also increase demands of products and more jobs are then created (Rusin). The Cuban