today we continued our cold war projects.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-
-was an unsuccessful action by the CIA
-it was an invasion in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader
-the CIA ran the invasion with permission from JFK
-Eisenhower, the president before, planned the invasion
-after 3 days of fighting, Castros forces took over
The Berlin Wall-
-barrier constructed by the german democratic republic
-concrete wall in the middle of Berlin, Germany creating East Berlin and West Berlin
-meant to keep the Eastern Half (Communists) from spreading
-west germany and west berlin was democratic
-many east berliners were fleeing west and the wall was built to keep them in the east
-families were split and many people died becasue they tried to cross and the guards shot them down
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