Question

Why did JFK's popularity increase after the Bay of Pigs disaster? A. After the Bay of Pigs disaster the Cubans sent the communist nuclear weapons back to Russia. B. JFK had promised to help all people achieve liberty and he helped the Cuban people overthrow Castro. C. The Bay of Pigs was a military disaster and JFK sent those responsible to jail. D. JFK took full responsibility for the Bay of Pigs disaster and Americans admired his honesty.

Answer 1

popularity increased after the Bay of Pigs because he owned up to the responsibility of the failed invasion, a move that showed his honesty and resolve during a tumultuous period.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason popularity increased after the Bay of Pigs disaster is because he took full responsibility for the failure of the invasion. Despite the operation being a serious misjudgment, with the United States underestimating Castro's support and overestimating the potential for a popular uprising against him, Kennedy's willingness to admit his mistake and his handling of subsequent challenges such as the Cuban Missile Crisis garnered public support. Kennedy's actions demonstrated his commitment to national security and accountability, traits that resonated positively with many Americans in a period marked with Cold War tensions.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

Bay of Pigs disaster took place in 1961, when the CIA planned and sponsored an invasion of Cuba, after the great power that Fidel Castro had showed and his support of communism. The US underestimated the Cuban forces and the US troops were sent to a terrible defeat with a high number of casualities.

The unsucessful invasion was embarrasing for the Kennedy administration, but he had no regrets to assume the whole political responsibility for everything that happened in Cuba. US people liked his honesty and his population grew even further.