Which failed 1961 U.S.-sponsored invasion of Cuba convinced Fidel Castro to seek Soviet military protection?
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Correct answer: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The disastrous attempt by CIA-trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro's government embarrassed the Kennedy administration and pushed Cuba closer to the USSR. Castro feared a subsequent, full-scale U.S. military invasion.
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