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Bell Ringer – 11/14/07
Explain (in paragraph form) how Americans viewed the Kennedy family and the presidency of John F. Kennedy from
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2. Crisis over Cuba Cuba is 90 miles off the coast of Florida
Kennedy’s first foreign policy concern was Cuba

3. Fidel Castro
Took control of Cuba in 1959 and openly declared himself a communist
Welcomed aid ($$) from the Soviet Union
Cut off British & American oil refineries
10% of Cuba’s population flees (goes into exile) – most to the U.S.

4. Bay of Pigs Invasion
On April 17, 1961 the U.S. military trained and funded 1,300 to 1,500 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba’s Bay of Pigs
25,000 Cuban troops with Soviet tanks and jets met the exiles. Most exiles were killed or imprisoned
The U.S. gave $35 million in supplies to Cuba in exchange for the surviving exiles
U.S. looked foolish; Kennedy was embarassed