Bay of Pigs invasion (17 Apr 1961 Jahr – 20 Apr 1961 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
-invasion force of US-trained Cuban exiles sent to Cuba by JFK
-supported by US (e.g. warships, indiscriminate bombing)
-intended to spark popular uprising + overthrow Castro - complete failure (exiles defeated after 3 days, no uprising as prominent anti-Castro protestors immediately arrested)
-USA "plausible deniability": didn't send any US troops, but involvement was quickly revealed when captured invaders admitted US training, finance & equipment in front of world media
-consequences: USA lost "moral high ground" in Cold War, showed Castro was right about US intentions, almost direct cause of Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)
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Datum:
17 Apr 1961 Jahr
20 Apr 1961 Jahr
~ 3 days