Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Decision made by President Eisenhower in Mar 1960
• Kennedy continued the operation when he assumed the presidency in Jan 1961
• Revoked American recognition of Castro's government
  • Severed all diplomatic relations with Cuba
• Invasion commensend on 17 Apr 1961
• Castro well prepared
  • Invading forces subdued within only two days
• USA lost, humiliated
• Khrushchev, Latin America and the UN angry and surprised
• Invasion provided Castro with an opportunity to crack down on his opponents

References

https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs