In July 1959, Fiedl Castro led a revolution and overthrew Fulgenero Batista in the process. Castra turned Cuba into a communist nation. This action upset the United States. The United States responded to this by splitting up. Dwight Ensenhower imposed trad restrictions in Cuba. Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba. Its purpose was to attempt to overthrow Castro.
In July 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis happened in Cuba. 2 American spy planes secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built. President JFK placed a ring of ships around Cuba and discovered missiles in Cuba. For the next several days the world feared a nuclear war or start of WWII. President JFK and Russian Nikita Khrushchew agreed the soviets would dismantle the weapon sites in exchanged for a pledge from the United States not to invade Cuba.
In July 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis happened in Cuba. 2 American spy planes secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built. President JFK placed a ring of ships around Cuba and discovered missiles in Cuba. For the next several days the world feared a nuclear war or start of WWII. President JFK and Russian Nikita Khrushchew agreed the soviets would dismantle the weapon sites in exchanged for a pledge from the United States not to invade Cuba.