The Cuban Revolution

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some of which were owned by foreign investors,
collecting some of the revenue to help Cuba's economy. Some of Batistas
followers and the wealthy fled to the U.S. to escape the taking of their wealth
or being jailed. On April 17, 1961 the CIA arranged a invasion with 2000 exiles
to invade Cuba to spark a uprising against Castro, this was known as the Bay Of
Pigs. The invasion failed, this opened a window of opportunity for the Soviet
Union to change the global power balance towards the Soviet. In 1962 a event
known as The Cuban Missile Crisis was born, the Soviet Union plant Nuclear War
Heads in Cuba to prevent the U.S. from any farther attempts to invade Cuba. The
U.S. in return setup a quarantine to stop trade with Cuba. After six days of
public statements and secret diplomacy Khrushchev ordered the missile sites
dismantled in return for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba

All in all Cuba is a very difficult place to live, even with the
education and health care improved. The ...

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