1. The Cold War comes to the Americas
Just 90 miles off the coast of Florida is Cuba…
In 1959, Fidel Castro leads the Cuban Revolution…
Castro and Che Guevara preach revolution and inspire millions… US business interests in Latin America threatened

2. From the Bay of Pigs Invasion
to the
Cuban Missile Crisis

3. Pair-Share: Where is Cuba in relation to the U. S. Why would the U. S
Pair-Share: Where is Cuba in relation to the U.S.? Why would the U.S. be concerned about communism coming to the U.S.?
Play Cuban Music while the students Pair-Share

4. The Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961

5. The Cold War comes to the Americas
Just 90 miles off the coast of Florida is Cuba…
In 1959, Fidel Castro leads the Cuban Revolution…
Castro and Che Guevara preach revolution and inspire millions… US business interests in Latin America threatened

6. The Bay of Pigs
the CIA trains and equips a group of Cuban exiles to attack Castro
the group lands at the Bay of Pigs and plans to take over Cuba in 1961
The invasion fails

7. The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Containment
Policy
set the stage for
Which caused
Castro becomes Communist leader of Cuba
The Bay of Pigs
Invasion
CAUSES
triggered
EFFECTS
The U.S. refused to recognize Castro as leader
created
was a reason for
Cuba aligns with the Soviet Union 7

8. Was it Successful?
NO! The plot was an absolute failure. Cubans did not join the rebellion as planned resulting in a quick defeat.
President Kennedy’s reputation internationally diminished as he received the blame for the failure, whereas Fidel Castro’s status increased dramatically for having stood up against the Americans.

9. Bay of Pigs: Consequences
Castro remains in power
Castro is seen as a hero for standing up to the United States
Cuba and the USSR strengthen ties
Kennedy administration is humiliated
Kennedy will want to prove himself when dealing with Cuba in the future

10. The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Containment
Policy
Castro remains in power
set the stage for
Which caused
Castro becomes Communist leader of Cuba
Castro is seen as a hero
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
CAUSES
triggered
EFFECTS
The U.S. refused to recognize Castro as leader
Kennedy is humiliated
created
was a reason for
Cuba aligns with the Soviet Union
Kennedy will want to prove himself 10

11. The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962

12. Introduction
Although Castro had defeated the Cuban exiles’ invasion at the Bay of Pigs, he was still in fear of the United States. So he asked his friend, Soviet Chairman Khrushchev, for more help. He go it.
For 13 chilling days in October 1962 it seemed that Kennedy and Khrushchev were playing out the opening scenes of World War III. This was the closest we ever got to nuclear war.

13. Missiles Found in Cuba
When President Kennedy took office he quickly increased the American nuclear arsenal to demonstrate American military strength. NATO also placed missiles in Turkey aimed directly at the Soviet Union.
In retaliation, the U.S.S.R secretly placed nuclear weapons in Cuba capable of reaching the U.S. The Cuban missiles were also to prevent another U.S invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro.

14. Describe what you see in these pictures

15. Possible Resolutions
1. Ignore it. It’s only fair that the Soviets can have missiles in Cuba since we have missiles in Turkey. 2. To prevent Soviet ships from transferring missiles to Cuba, the U.S. can set up a naval blockade. 3. Negotiate: Suggest that the U.S. will remove missiles from Turkey if the Soviets remove their missiles from Cuba. 4. Destroy the missile sites on Cuba with an air strike followed by an invasion of Cuba. 5. Declare War on Cuba.

16. Kennedy Announces Blockade
On October 22 Kennedy announced a strict quarantine of military equipment shipped to Cuba.
He appealed to Krushchev to remove the missiles immediately.
He also warned that if the Soviets launched a nuclear attack, the United States would do the same.

17. Krushchev’s Response
On October 23rd Krushchev wrote a letter to Kennedy expressing that he would NOT observe the blockade.
Work on the missile sites continued uninterrupted and would soon be operational.
Since the blockade was a failure, Kennedy’s advisors suggested an immediate airstrike on the missile sites.
The world was now on the brink of nuclear war…….

18. Krushchev Make a Deal
After 13 very intense days, Krushchev told Kennedy that he would remove his missiles from Cuba if the U.S. withdrew the blockade, promised never to invade Cuba and withdrew the missiles from Turkey.

19. What do you think Kennedy did?
The President agreed to the first two demands but refused to withdraw the missiles from Turkey.

20. He is working on his patient, the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro.
Here we see the Soviet Premier, Nikita Krushchev in the form of a dentist.
He is working on his patient, the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro.
In an agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis, Krushchev agreed to remove the nuclear missiles the Russians put on the island of Cuba.
Six months later, President Kennedy quietly removed American Jupiter missiles from Turkey, on the border of the USSR.