What military invasion failure led to Dulles being fired by JFK?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Invasion of Panama
Korean War
Answer
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, a CIA-backed operation aimed at overthrowing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, resulted in a humiliating failure for the United States and contributed to the dismissal of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The poorly executed invasion, which involved landing Cuban exiles on the island's southern coast, was met with fierce resistance from Castro's forces. This debacle strained relations between the U.S.
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