Kennedy’s Foreign Policy Chapter 26 Section 2

Words to Know Exile: A person who lives away from his or her home country Quarantine: To isolate, or cut off, from other countries

Cuba Kennedy believed in Fighting Communism –Wanted stronger military than S.U. Trouble between U.S. and S.U. in Cuba –Fidel Castro Communist leader of rebel forces in Cuba –Allies with S.U. Castro took over U.S. businesses –Afraid U.S. would attack –Asked S.U. for weapons

Secret Plans President Eisenhower planned to train Cuban Exiles to invade Cuba –Overthrow Castro –Believed Cubans would rise up against Castro President Kennedy decided to continue with plan April 17, 1961: –Exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs, Cuba –Cubans did not rise against Castro –Cuban people attacked the exiles 100 were killed Rest went to prison

Berlin Wall 1960s: U.S. and S.U. relations grew worse 1961: Kennedy went to Europe to meet with Nikita Khrushchev (S.U.) Khrushchev told Kennedy that the Communists should control all of Berlin Kennedy refused East German Govt. began building a wall between East and West Berlin

The Wall Wall was 12ft high and more than 100+ miles long Barbed wire on top Built to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin Few people left Many people died trying to escape

Cuban Missile Crisis 1962: S.U. sent missiles to Cuba Cuba close to U.S. –Missiles could hit U.S. cities October 22: Kennedy said Cuba was under quarantine Kennedy said if Cuban missiles were used to attack U.S. the U.S. would attack S.U. World wide fear for war October 24: Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles from Cuba –If U.S promised never to invade Cuba

Death November 22, 1963 –Kennedy’s in Dallas –Planning to run for second term –Shot while riding in his car –Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in Lee Harvey Oswald arrested for assassinating the President While being escorted by police; Jack Ruby shoots and kills Oswald –Ruby went to prison for Murder