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    Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and implemented socialist policies that strained relations with the United States. In response, the U.S. launched an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. Seeking protection, Castro turned to the Soviet Union, which began constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba. U.S. spy planes soon discovered the missile sites, placing the U.S. and Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war until President Kennedy established a blockade of Cuba and negotiated the removal of the missile sites.

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    Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and implemented socialist policies that strained relations with the United States. In response, the U.S. launched an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. Seeking protection, Castro turned to the Soviet Union, which began constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba. U.S. spy planes soon discovered the missile sites, placing the U.S. and Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war until President Kennedy established a blockade of Cuba and negotiated the removal of the missile sites.

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    Cuban Missile Crisis

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    Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and implemented socialist policies that strained relations with the United States. In response, the U.S. launched an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. Seeking protection, Castro turned to the Soviet Union, which began constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba. U.S. spy planes soon discovered the missile sites, placing the U.S. and Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war until President Kennedy established a blockade of Cuba and negotiated the removal of the missile sites.

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    Cuban Missile Crisis

    In 1959, following a brutal dictatorship, lead by Fulgencio Batista, a young Cuban, Fidel Castro took
    power, following a rebellion. He began implementing socialist policies and leaned towards
    communism. The American sugar plantations were nationalised by Castro, which caused the
    American government to cut diplomatic relations. In 1961 the USA sent 1400 Cuban exiles to try and
    invade Cuba, but were all captured, after landing in the Bay of Pigs. Soon after Castro requested
    soviet support, to deter the Americans ever trying this again. The Soviets began constructing missile
    launching pads in Cuba, which American U2 spy planes soon detected and President Kennedy had 3
    options: bomb the missile sites with nuclear weapons, bomb them with conventional weapons, then
    invade Cuba or enforce a blockade to cease soviet missiles continuing to be set up in Cuba.

    In October, 1962 Kennedy announced the quarantine of Cuba and would stop any vessel, ones
    carrying weapons were sent back.

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