Question 18 • US History: Reconstruction to Present
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a 1961 attempt by Cuban exiles, supported by the United States, to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government. The invasion failed, and the failure embarrassed President Kennedy’s administration while strengthening Castro’s position. It did not resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis, which occurred the following year. Therefore, the best description is that it was a failure that embarrassed the Kennedy Administration.
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