Effects of the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Effect of the Bay of Pigs Invasion

In late 1959, Cuba was experiencing a slow move in the direction of communism. It was also during this time when the Central Intelligence Agency stepped up its surveillance of Fidel Castro. This pro-communist leader was very well liked with the people of Cuba, a charismatic leader, but a threat to national security because of his communist activities.
The events leading to the fiasco at the Bay of Pigs incident became one of embarrassment and criticism. Afterwards this led to the build-up of arms and nuclear weapons in Cuba with Russia’s help. In 1959 when Fidel Castro ousted Fulgencio Batista from Cuba, our interests there were in danger, so the United States took more of a defensive stance.
While in Caracas, Venezuela in 1959, a man by the name of Jake Engler observed the arrival of the pro-communist Castro, and noticed the hero-type welcome that Castro received upon his arrival. This alarmed him, so he wrote a letter ...