Did you make a mistake? Well, the United States made a big mistake on April 17, 1961. The mistake was a secret mission organized by the CIA that was approved by President John F. Kennedy. The goal of the mission was to overthrow some Castro officials because the United States was becoming concerned about the growing relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The U.S. government provided B-52 bombers for this mission. The Cuban Mafia and Cuban revolutionary forces were all part of the mission. The mission was a complete failure, a few days after it began, Castro's forces surrounded all the fighters and captured them; Most of the fighters were returned to the United States. Relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union became even stronger than before. The Cold War was a war in which no shots were fired between the United States and the Soviet Union. There were nuclear war exchanges between the Soviets and the United States. A US spy plane captured photos of nuclear missile sites on Cuban soil, which many believe was the result of the US invasion of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs. . The Bay of Pigs resulted in poor relations between the United States and Cuba, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a huge mistake by the United States. One of the biggest effects of the Bay of Pigs was the relationship between the United States and Cuba. One of the two major consequences was trade between the two countries. Before the secret military mission, the trade embargo had already begun with Cuba, which banned everything except food and medicine. But after the mission, the tension became even greater and all imports became impossible to obtain. In today's society, most people believe that the trade ban with Cuba should be lifted. For example, Jeff Bingaman makes a ...... middle of paper ...... Atlantic Monthly (10727825) 311.1 (2013): 73-81. Literary reference center. Internet. March 12, 2014. “Cuban Missile Crisis.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1. Literary Reference Center. Internet. March 12, 2014. Kulpa, Kathryn. "The Cold War". Magill's Literary Annual 2012 (2012): 1-3. Literary reference center. Internet. March 12, 2014. Allison, Graham. “The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50.” Foreign Affairs 91.4 (2012): 11-16. Elite Source Company. Internet. March 12, 2014. War. " Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. March 12, 2014. 4 Bingaman, Jeff. " Should the U.S. Government Lift Travel and Trade Restrictions on Cuba? " Congress. Digest 92.7 (2013): 14. MasterFILE Premier Web. March 12, 2014. “Nuclear Weapons.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1. Literary Reference Center March 25.. 2014.