Derived Events
Some of the most notable events that stemmed from tenets of JFK’s foreign policy initiatives in regard to Latin America and the spread of communism were:
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961.
- Increase of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War, 1962.
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October, 1962.
- Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, July, 1963.
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