Which actions by Castro led to the Bay of Pigs Invasion? 1 nationalizing American businesses

Which actions by Castro led to the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

1 nationalizing American businesses

2 cu tt ing off diplomatic relations with the United States

3 establishing close ties with the Soviet Union

4 seizing American properties

5 issuing a trade embargo against the United States

Answer: The correct options are 1), 3 and 4)

The aftermath of the Cuban Revolution saw Fidel Castro, after the behind the scenes outcome against American interests in Cuba, to be a major factor which contributed to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Castro took over the foreign owned businesses–sugar mills, oil refineries, and other facilities didn’t get compensated for them. Such measure was perceived as an open attack on the economy of the USA of the country. Furthermore, Castro agreed to have close political and economic relations with the Soviet Union, which made Cuba with all communists together. However, that decision drew a lot of concern in the USA about the spread of the Soviet influence in the Western Hemisphere. Moreover, the scenes of American property and assets confiscation in Cuba were a major threat to (U.S.-Cuba) relations. The measure taken by Castro’s government were regarded by USA as a threat to their security and were among the reasons why the bay of pigs invasion occurred and the relationship between Cuba and USA started to fall apart in 1961 .