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THE COLD WAR DIVIDES THE WORLD. 1959 Fidel Castro leads a revolution in Cuba. 1. How did revolution affect Cuba?. First: Economy, Health Care & Literacy improved Later: Harsh dictatorship violated basic rights. 1961 Castro turns back Cuban invasion at Bay of Pigs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THECOLD WAR
DIVIDESTHE
WORLD
1959Fidel Castro leads a revolution
in Cuba
1. How did revolution affect Cuba?
•First: Economy, Health Care & Literacy improved
•Later: Harsh dictatorship violated basic rights
1961Castro turns back Cuban invasion at Bay of Pigs
2. Why did the U.S. support the invasion?
•U.S. relations w/ Cuba had gone sour. Based mainly on Castro’s communist ties.
1962United States demands that
Soviets withdraw missiles from Cuba
3. How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
•U.S. blockade of Cuba, troops put on alert
•Khrushchev removes missiles w/ U.S. promise not to invade Cuba
1979Communist Sandinista rebels
overthrow dictatorship in Nicaragua
4. What were the consequences of civil war for Nicaragua?
•A weakened economy & Political unrest
1981Iran releases U.S. hostages
5. Why did the Ayatollah Khomeini hate the United States?
•The U.S. had supported the Shah & the westernization of Iran
1988UN ceasefire ends hostilities
between Iraq & Iran
6. What part did the U.S. play in this Muslim war?
•Secretly sold arms to Iran (Iran - Contra Affair)
1989Soviet union withdraws its forces from Afghanistan
7. How was the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan similar to U.S.
involvement in Vietnam?•Both were long, costly wars
•Superpowers overpowered by rebel forces