Question

Why did the US want to overthrow Fidel Castro when he took control of Cuba?

Question 20 options:


Castro was a fugitive from justice in the US


Castro wanted to annex Miami as part of Cuba


Castro would not allow the US to place missile defense system in Cuba


because he was a Communist dictator

Answer 1

because he was a Communist dictator
Castro communist leaning was the major problem. Immediatily after the cuban revolution, he embarked on the nationalization of American owned organizations. His communist leaning violated the Monroe doctrine which disallowed any form of influence of the communist in the western sphere.