Fidel Castro is a Cuban revolutionary, who took control of Cuba in 1959 and established a Communist dictatorship. Castro, who was born in Mayari, became the leader of an underground, anti-government faction. In 1956, he led a rebellion that won increasing popular support. Eventually Castro forced Batista y Zaldivar, who was the premier of Cuba to flee the country. Once in power Castro executed and imprisoned thousands of political opponents, nationalized industry, collectivized agriculture, and established a one-party socialist state. In the early 1960's Castro openly embraced Communism and formed close ties with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)

Throughout the year's there have been many conflicts between democratic policy makers and totalitarian communist ran countries. Conflicts that might have brought the world to an end. By far the Cuban Missile Crisis was the world's closest approach to nuclear war.

Relations with the United States were tense because Khrushchev favored nuclear weapons over conventional armies. These tensions culminated during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The Cuban missile crisis in October produced a tense nuclear confrontation between Washington and Moscow. U.S. aerial surveillance discovered Soviet offensive missile and bomber bases in Cuba. President Kennedy ordered an air and sea "quarantine" of Cuba to prevent shipment of arms to Fidel Castro. President

In Cuba, an estimated $1 billion in U.S.-owned properties were seized in 1960. The Castro government seized oil refineries, sugar mills, and electric utilities owned by the United States. When the Castro government expropriated in 1960, the U.S. government responded by imposing a trade embargo. A complete break in diplomatic relations occurred in 1961. On April 17 of that year, anti-Castro exiles supported and trained by the United States government, landed an invasion force in the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba. Ninety of the invaders were killed, and some 1200 were captured. President Castro announced May 17 that Cuba would exchange prisoners taken at the Bay of Pigs for 500 U.S. bulldozers. Negotiations broke down June 30, and Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist on December 2. He announced formation of a united party to bring communism to Cuba.

Kennedy met with Soviet ambassador Dobrynin at his embassy and learned Moscow would agree to withdraw the missiles with their atomic warheads from Cuba if U.S. nuclear missiles are withdrawn from Turkey. President Kennedy rejected the deal when President Khrushchev offered it publicly, but U.S. General Lauris J. Norstad (who opposed quick removal of the 15 obsolescent Jupiter rockets from Turkey) was unexpectedly retired from his post as NATO commander. After several strained days, Khrushchev lost support from the KGB and the conservative members of the Communist Party when he denounced Stalin. He alienated the military by advocating defense based on nuclear weapons. Finally, Khrushchev agreed to dismantle the Cuban missile sites and remove them. Soon after the Cuban blockade ended, and the U.S. missiles in Turkey were quietly removed.

Throughout the year's there have been many conflicts between democratic policy makers and totalitarian communist ran countries. Conflicts that might have brought the world to an end. By far the Cuban Missile Crisis

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