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The Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Presidential Coup of 1952 bit.ly/2l71FYn

What policies and programs did

Carlos Pro push for during his
presidency?

What problems were his

administration unable to solve?

Who led a coup against Pro

and what happened to him
when he lost power?

The Cuban Revolution bit.ly/2xWWM5l

What happened at Santiago De

Cuba and what was the result?

Describe what happened

to Fidel Castros men on
November 26, 1956

Explain what Castro did at the

Sierra Maestra Mountains for
nearly two years

Classify the Batista government

and its administrative power

What happened to Batista once

Castro took power?

Express how Cubans felt after

the Revolution

Compare the coup against Pro

with the coup against Batista
The 26th of July Movement bit.ly/2gBs3Iq

What is the movement

named after?

Who were the leaders of the

movement in Cuba while
Castro went to Mexico?

Interpret the reform programs

goals and discuss their
importance during Batistas
regime

Describe the Junta of Unity

Explain what occurred to the

movement after Castro took
power

Cuban Exiles bit.ly/2zrQ3BI (Watch from 1:43 - 3:28)

Describe the Cuban exiles and

deduce their reasoning for
being unhappy with Castro

Brigade 2506 and Plans for Invasion bit.ly/2l5Yose (Watch from 1:06 - 3:56)

What does Dwight D.

Eisenhower do in 1960 to begin
the plan to overthrow Castro?

Describe Brigade 2506

and the Cuban Democratic
Revolutionary Front

List the various training

locations for the Brigade
The Bay of Pigs Invasion and Aftermath bit.ly/13s2wpg

Analyze the various reasons

why the U.S. was interested in
overthrowing Castro

Explain why the Bay of Pigs

invasion failed

Hypothesize the aftereffects of

the failed invasion in Cuba

Soviet-Cuban Nuclear Weapons Agreements bit.ly/2cNSJkE (Watch until 1:13)

Summarize the various reasons

why Soviet Leader, Nikita
Khrushchev, made Nuclear
Weapons Agreements with Cuba

U-2 Spy Plane Photographic Evidence and Blockade/Embargo bit.ly/2qaqVtV

(Watch until 2:24)

What did U..S. U-2 Spy Planes

discover on Cuba?

Who were EXCOMM and what

did they initially suggest?

Describe the goal of the naval

blockade

How did Khrushchev interpret

Kennedys naval blockade?

Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath bit.ly/1qUjAZR

What happened to the
American reconnaissance plane
on October 27?

Examine the deal between the

U.S. and the Soviet Union that
ended the crisis. Did they
each accomplish their goals?
Explain why the Moscow-
Washington Hotline was
created

Assess U.S. actions during the

Crisis. Were U.S. actions justi-
fied? How else could the con-
flict have been resolved?

Quizlet Flashcards
Create a collection of digital flashcards on Quizlet for the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban
Missile Crisis. You will do this by creating a flashcard and writing at least three sentences for
each of the following terms. The sentences should include a description of the term and how it
relates to the Bay of Pigs Invasion and/or the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Carlos Pro
General Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
26th of July Movement
Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)
Brigade 2506
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
U-2 Spy Plane
U.S. Embargo/Military Blockade Against Cuba (1962)
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow-Washington Hotline

Once you have finished creating these 12 flashcards, create two more for the Bay of Pigs and
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Include a four to five sentence summary for each of these two events.