Question

What was the Bay of Pigs?

a. an American military base in Puerto Rico that was destroyed by Cuban missiles in 1962
b. an American military base in Cuba that was attacked by communists in 1962
c. a failed attempt by the U.S. to invade Cuba and overthrow the communist Castro regime
d. a successful attempt by the U.S. to invade Cuba and overthrow the communist Castro regime

Answer 1

The Bay of Pigs was c)a failed attempt by the U.S. to invade Cuba and overthrow the communist Castro regime. It was a CIA-sponsored paramilitary group which invaded Cuba from Guatemala, but was defeated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces which was under the direction of Fidel Castro, the communist ruler they were trying to overthrow.