What events led to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and how did these events affect Americans?

The Cuban
Missile Crisis was a serious situation for the United States and for the world. The United
States had supported the government of Fulgencio Batista for many years. He was a brutal
dictator, and many people in Cuba disliked him. A revolution, led by Fidel Castro, occurred in
1959, and Batista was overthrown. At first, President Eisenhower thought this would be a good
thing, as he thought there would be social reform and a friendly, democratic government in Cuba.
However, this was not to be the case.

After Castro took power, he began to
take actions that harmed the interests of the United States. Castro and his supporters believed
that the significant influence of the United States in Cuba was the cause of many of Cubas
problems. Castro began to seize American property, and he did not hold democratic elections.
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The United States worked to end the Castro regime.
Economic sanctions were placed on Cuba. The United States also tried to overthrow...

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