Your answer is D. <span>They provided a boost to the economies of cities along the Eastern seaboard</span>
The correct answer is d. it was a failure that was an embarrassment for the Kennedy administration. It was not only a complete military fiasco, it was a political debacle as the USA appeared to the world as aggressors and prompted the Soviets to increase their military aid to Cuba which would ultimately turn into the Cuban Missile Crisis barely a year later. The attempted invasion unified and solidified Cuban communists and radicalized Castro against the USA. Public opinion in most of Central and South America was that Americans were hypocrites who would parrot words as democracy, sovereignty and peaceful cooperation and then spearhead an invasion of reactionary, right-wing elements to a smaller Caribbean nation.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
The historical events prior to the expansion of sea travel that contributed to the Growth of interconnection across oceans during the period from 1450-the 1700s were the financial support that King of Spain Ferdinand Magallanes and Queen Isabella del Castille gave to Portuguese sailor Cristopher Columbus to explore a new sailing route to the West Indies.
Columbus had a crew divided into three ships: "La Niña," "La Pinta," y "La Santa María. This trip ended up being a success when Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492.
After this major event, European exploration led to dominance in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and over the people in Africa and the Americas.
