NATO
In Seeptember of 1952, the first major NATO maritime exercises began.
Soviet Union wanted to join NATO.
France withdrew from NATO
On December 12, 1979 we gave Europe Nuclear arms.
As time progressed, NATO became more of a missile defense system
As time progressed, NATO became more of a missile defense systemWe gave Poland a missile defense system in their country
Everybody hated Obama's decision to not go on with improving the Polish missile system
Organized a lot of organizations and plans after the 9/11 attacks
Recently put a nofly zone over Libya
NATO States put a weapons embargo against Libya
Bay of Pigs and Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro:
Communist
Led Cuban revolution in 1959
Overthrew the Cuban dictator
Became Prime Minister of Cuba
He had attempted to take over Cuba before in 1956
Was sent to jail, got released, and trained in Mexico.
250,00 of the 6 million people then abandoned their country.
10% that remained didn't support Castro.
He then started to get rid of Ministers he didn't trust
Resistance
IN 1960, Richard Bissel drafted a top secret policy; A program of Coveort Against the Castro Regime
They needed resistance inside and outside of Cuba.
Tried to embarrass castro.
The CIA had talks with the mafia and crime bossesabout the assassination
The night of the invasion, the CIA coordinated a diversion
They set amall boats and crafts that sent out signals and sounds for a possible invasion.
At midnight, April 17, 1961; an underwater demolition team, four ships, tanks on planes, and other war weapons headed for Cuba.
The 1500 cuban s landed at sunrise
Two hours after landing about 260 troops had been unloaded.
Two of the five ships had been sunk.
OVer 190 survivors on shore couldn't conntinue moving.
Castro had a militia of 200000 men
around 8":40- we dropped 15655 paratroopers near Playa Larga in attemp tto block raods but failed a nd lost suppliseds in the waspmsp.
Open door policy
today, everybody has equal rights to trade with china.
Nixon went to china on Feb 21st, 1972.
He was the first president to visit China since 1949.
Our goal was to try and get rid of communism during the COld War.
Nixon meets with Mao Zedong.
Nixon stayed in China for one week.
NIxon's ssecretary of State WIlliam P. Rogers was not allowed in on athe meeting
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