Cuban-American Relations (1959-1969)

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Across
  1. 5. historian of the 20th century US history
  2. 6. allowing the US to oversee Cuban treaties, intervene in its internal affairs, and secure a naval base at Guantánamo Bay
  3. 7. known as the playground for the US
  4. 8. roughly 200,000-250,000 Cubans departed the island in what became known as the first major post‑revolution exodus
  5. 9. series of airlifts that allowed the Cuban citizens to legally immigrate to the US from Cuba during the Cuban Revolution
  6. 10. Tense 13 day standoff after an American U‑2 reconnaissance detected Soviet missiles being planted in Cuba
Down
  1. 1. failed US CIA invasion in attempts to remove Castro’s Communist forces
  2. 2. secret operation
  3. 3. prohibited all importation of goods from or through Cuba
  4. 4. believed domestic politics negatively affected US-Cuban relations