... be placed in Cuba. Khrushchev had promised, revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, the protection of Cuba at all times of need. The United States feared that Fidel Castro would establish a communist regime in Cuba and because of this the United States implemented an embargo that cut off all forms of trade between Cuba and the United States. Cuba got aggravated with this ... United States wouldn't take any action towards them. Kennedy warned the Soviets about it. United States U-2 spy planes flew over the island and took photographs. They brought back reports and pictures of ballistic missi...

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... Cuba followed after the rise of Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution of 1959. In 1960 the U.S set up trade embargos under the Platt Amendment to control Castro's growing Communist regime. Late April 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sensed the U.S embargo as an opportunity to get behind "enemy lines- and eagerly extended his assistance by offering Cuba new trade opportunities easing ... warned the Soviets that the gravest issues would arise' should they place offensive weapons in Cuba."" (MSN) On October 14 Kennedy flew spy planes over Cuba to investigate and take pictures. The pic...

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... Administration and the murky time period during the transition of power to the newly elected president, John F. Kennedy. In late 1958, Castro was still fighting a guerilla war against the corrupt regime of Fulgencio Batista. Before he came to power, there was an incident between his troops and some vacationing American troops from the nearby American naval base at Guantanamo Bay. During ... wide open, the advantage of surprise was lost even this early in the game. After the initial bombing raid of April fifteenth, and the landing of the B-26s in Florida, pictures of the planes were take...

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... --electricians, plumbers, painters and mechanics. After work at state enterprises, they are permitted to moonlight as private entrepreneurs. Because U.S. tourists are not allowed by their government to visit Cuba, the regime merchandises inexpensive vacations to Mexicans, Spaniards and West Germans to earn hard cash. A two-week stay, including transportation, hotels and food, can cost as little as $800. But the West ... the hatred of capitalism. Everything that Cubans see on television, hear on radio or read in their newspapers has been carefully chosen and edited by their Communist gove...

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