More than 100 men were killed, and nearly 1,100 were taken prisoner and held in Cuba for nearly two years. Quickly overwhelmed by a counterattack of Castro’s armed forces, the invasion force was crushed two days later. On April 17, 1961, a 1,400-man invasion force of anti-Castro Cuban exiles, Brigade 2506, landed at the Bay of Pigs beach on the south coast of Cuba.
President Eisenhower authorized the operation and it was subsequently approved by President Kennedy. The Bay of Pigs invasion was the failed attempt by US-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. evaluate the methods JFK used in this speech to present the invasion in a more positive light.analyze the tone and content of JFK’s Apspeech.
explain the US rationale for the Bay of Pigs invasion and the various ways the mission failed.This analysis will help students better understand the Cold War context of the Bay of Pigs invasion, and evaluate how an effective speech can shift the focus from a failed action or policy towards a future goal.Įssential Question: How can a public official address a failed policy or action in a positive way? Students analyze President Kennedy’s Apspeech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in which he unapologetically frames the invasion as “useful lessons for us all to learn” with strong Cold War language. Subject Area: US History Civics and US Government English Language Arts Topic: The Cold War International Relations Persuasive Writing and Speaking
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