apr 16, 1961 - Bay of Pigs Invasion

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[Bay of pigs invasion (1961)] big oopsie; carried out Eisenhower’s plan to use CIA-trained Cuban exiles to start uprising against Castro; when they landed at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, plan failed, and had no choice but to surrender since JFK refused to send US troops to save them; EFFECT- Castro used event to get more aid from USSR/strengthen his power