A. The Cuban counter revolutionaries failed and Kennedy was embarrassed.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was carried out by Cuban exiles that had been trained by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Within just days, the force of exiles was soundly defeated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, commanded by Fidel Castro. In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs affair, Cuba requested that the USSR, as its communist sponsor, place missiles in Cuba to deter further US-sponsored action against the Castro regime.
Naram Sin (2254-2218 BCE) was a ruler of the Akkadian empire. Under his rule, the empire reached its maximum strength, as he expanded his empire up to the Mediterranean Sea and Armenia. He is believed to have ruled over his empire for 56 years.
