How did the Bay Pigs Invasion lead to Cuba’s involvement in the Cold War?

A. The Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the election of Daniel Ortega.

B. The Bay of Pigs Invasion led the Soviet Union to support Cuba economically and militarily.

C. The Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the removal of missiles from Cuba.

D. The Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the execution of all the American-supported invaders in Cuba.

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B. The Bay of Pigs Invasion led the Soviet Union to support Cuba economically and militarily.

The failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 prompted the Cuban government, led by Fidel Castro, to seek assistance from the Soviet Union to defend against future attacks from the United States. This led to increased Soviet economic and military support for Cuba, including the deployment of missiles in Cuba that ultimately sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Cuba's alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War was a direct result of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A. The U.S. armed Cuban refugees in an attempt to overthrow Castro and remove the weapons.

B. Fidel Castro led a communist revolution in Cuba to overthrow the Batista government.

C. The Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba and the U.S. removed missiles from Turkey.

D. The embargo against Cuba was lifted in exchange for the removal of weapons from Cuba.
C. The Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba and the U.S. removed missiles from Turkey.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. The crisis was resolved when the Soviet Union agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba in exchange for the United States agreeing to remove its missiles from Turkey. This resolution helped to de-escalate tensions between the two superpowers and prevent a nuclear confrontation.