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What was one effect of the Bay of Pigs invasion?What was one effect of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a. It enabled the Soviet Union to strike the Panama Canal.
b. It resulted in the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
c. It strengthened Fidel Castro's position in Cuba.
d. It led to the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.

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It strengthened Fidel Castro's position in Cuba.

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it strengthened Fidel Castro's position. The bay of pigs was a failed attempt to remove him from power. When it failed the U.S was exposed as trying to start a revolution with one of their "allies". This really hurt the U.S in the future because it led other countries not to trust them. 
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