Bay of Pigs Invasion
In the early 1950's the United States was worried about the spread of communism in the world. The United States provided many forms of aid to countries that were about to fall to the communist government. The Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower Doctrine, and the Marshal Plan provided food, weapons, and clothing to countries to help keep communism at bay. But when communism entered Cuba, the Cold War got a little more frigid. In January 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista. In the beginning Castro was a very conservative dictator. He was liked by the Cuban people, and by other countries, including the United States. The United States government thought that Castro was a spiritual leader who would have a positive influence on the citizens of Cuba. Vice President Richard Nixon stated that, "The one fact we can be sure of is that Fidel Castro has those indefinable qualities which make him a leader of men" (Kornbluh, 7). When Fidel Castro realized how much power he had it literally went to his head. Within six months, Castro was portraying Cuba as a victim of American imperialism, to muster the Cuban's sentiments. The revolutionary regime began taking over United States properties, land, and industry
Castro had visions of one great revolution not just in Cuba but in all of Latin America. Waiting in the wings was the CIA planned invasion of Cuba. " The United States cannot continue to try to control, direct, and demand of other countries. It won nothing, with its one redeeming virtue that it was settled with blessed speed before thousands of brave men rounded up in Cuban jails were slaughtered by a panicky regime (Meyer, 146). The CIA was simply not equipped to make the military and political decisions thrust upon it (Meyer, 152). Originally the CIA was going to organize a force of five hundred men. The United States policy was to isolate Cuba from the rest of the free world on December 12th, 1963. President John Kennedy was able to talk Khruschev into disabling the missiles on October 26th, but on October 27th, Khruschev demanded to renegotiate terms. The United States' plan was to replace the Castro regime and replace it with an administration that would be fully compatible with the United States of America. By late spring, military plans were being made. Relations with the Soviet Union were now strained because the United States was upset with them because they helped Castro introduce communism into Cuba. On the morning of April 17, the invasion fleet of four cargo ships and two Landing Craft Infantry, and a dozen smaller landing crafts took positions off the coast of Las Villas Province. The United States provided funds, equipment and training.
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