Bay of Pigs Invasion
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- Bay of Pigs Invasion Overview
- I overthrew General Fulgencio Batista even though he is backed by the American Government. I am the new president!
- Fidel Castro
- How Castro Overthrew Batista
- How Did The Citizens Feel?
- YAY CASTRO!
- Batista Castro
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt to push former Cuban President Fidel Castro out of power.
- What Reforms Did Castro Make?
- I have nationalized the sugar and mining industries to limit America's control. 
- On Jan. 1st, 1959, Fidel Castro lead his army into the capital city, Havana. He began a guerrilla war with Batista's army.
- So Why'd The U.S. Decide To Invade?
- President Eisenhower
- The citizens were in support of Castro being the new president. General Batista was a corrupt and repressive dictator leader and the citizens much preferred Castro's methods. 
- The Invasion
- They were expecting us! We've lost 114 men and we must surrender. Castro's army is too powerful
- Castro wasn't a fan of the American government controlling much of Cuba's economy and instead pushed for them to be more independent. 
- Castro eventually cut ties with the U.S and allied with the USSR. Because he fought back against American influence, President Eisenhower saw him as a threat to the nation, and ordered an attack. 
- There are 1,400 Cubans that came to America after Castro took over. If we trained them, we could plan an invasion. 
- With his army of 1,400 Cubans, newly elected President Kennedy authorized the invasion plans. Immediately everything went wrong, and the U.S army surrendered after under 24 hours of fighting.