Cold War: The Bay Of Pigs Invasion

The Bay of Pigs Invasion, which also occurred during the Cold War, was an invasion of Cuba by 1500 Cubans who were exiled by Fidel Castro in 1961; this invasion was funded by the U.S. government and had been planned by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1960 (“Bay of Pigs”). This plan was initially decided by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, but was finalized by the recently inaugurated President John F. Kennedy (“Bay of Pigs”). This incident ultimately lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. This was a major conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear weapons that were being hidden in Cuba by the Soviets (McClenaghan and Magruder). In response, President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade to prevent the delivery of any more missiles.The U.S. threatened an attack on Cuba and the Soviet Union if the missiles were not removed (McClenaghan and Magruder). …show more content…
This situation further worsened the relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during this period. Throughout this war, many different policies and strategies have emerged. One of these policies include the policy of containment, which was a strategy used to prevent the spread of communism (Boundless). This was also done by the U.S. creating the NATO group to defend against communism (Boundless). Deterrence is also a strategy in which the government maintains a very high level of military in order to deter an attack on the country (McClenaghan and Magruder). The Cold War was very effective throughout history; both positively and negatively. It positively affected the U.S. and Europe, such as the space race, and Europe changing from a nationalist country to a mutual co-operating country. However, negatively it divided many nations and their people, and there was always a fear of a nuclear