What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Question

Question 6 options:

To establish a toehold in Communist territory in Eastern Europe

To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba

To prevent the Soviet Union from sending weapons to Cuba

To stop the East Germans from building a wall to divide Berlin

Answer 1

The purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion was:

To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba.

The invasion, which occurred in April 1961, was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-sponsored paramilitary group composed of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and oust Castro's government.