Fidel Castro used the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba as an excuse to get more military equipment from the Soviet Union. This provided the basis for the next diplomatic crisis with Cuba, which was called the C. Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cuban Missile Crisis revolved around the Soviet supplying of nuclear missiles to Cuba, only 90 miles from Florida. Kennedy squared off against Khrushchev and ultimately struck a deal with the Soviet leader at the eleventh hour: the Soviet Union would withdraw their missiles from Cuba and the United States would withdraw their missiles from Turkey.
