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Mind Map on USA's Response to the Cuban Revolution, created by Nicholas Farrington on 20/01/2015.

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USA's Response to the Cuban RevolutionInfluenceInfluenced Cuban people withpropaganda to discredit CastroInvadeBay of Pigs - April 1961 exiles landed at Bay of Pigs, Metby 20,000 armed cuban troops, Invasion failedCastro captured or killed allexiles that invaded withindaysDestabiliseCIA looked at disruptingCuban economy bydamaging Sugar plantationsDisruptAmerican companies in Cuba refusedto co-operate with any Cubanbusinesses, which used oil or othermaterials imported from the USSRJanuary 1961, President JFK brokediplomatic relations with Cuba. Nolonger prepared to have a soviet satellitein their sphere of influenceDiscreditAmerican media broadcast a relentlessstream of criticism of Castro and hisregime on TVPlans to assassinate Castrowere under wayPressuriseMade Cuba think US was going to invadeuntil after Bay of PigsCastro and Khrushchev becamesuspicious of US policyIgnoreAfter half hearted attempt at bay of pigs,clear that US was unwilling to get directlyinvolved in Cubaencouraged spread of communismSend aidRather then direct invasion, JFK suppliedarms, equipment & transport for 1,400anti-castor exiles to invade Cuba andoverthrow himCIA provided support and fundsto Cuban exiles in attempt tooverthrow CastroUSA refused to buy Cuban'smain export, Sugar cane.Double click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node