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**//​The Bay of Pigs Invasion //**

When: Who:
 * April 17-19, 1961
 * [|Cuban Exiles] and the United States
 * Cuban government under Fidel Castro

Where: What:
 * Cuban beach called Playa Giron
 * The beach is located at the mouth of the bay
 * Cuba is located South of the United States
 * The bay is located on the Southern part of Cuba
 * An invasion launched by the United States in the beginning of April 1961
 * Just 3 months after Kennedy became President of the United States[[image:bay_of_pigs.jpg width="324" height="248" align="right" link="http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/fidel_castro.html"]]
 * United States joined up with Cuban Exiles to help over throw the Cuban government
 * The Cuban government was under direction of [|Fidel Castro]
 * The Cuban government over powered the U.S. and the Cuban Exiles
 * This was an embarrassing thing for the U.S
 * It helped strengthen Castro's power

Why:


 * The U.S. wanted to overthrow Castro's government so that they wouldn't become a communist country.

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