Strains in the Relationship between Cuba and USA by 1961

The antagonism which occurred between Cuba and the US was clearly shown by the Cuban missile Crisis. There were some events which led the antagonism to the Cuban missile Crisis and the seed of the antagonism would be when Fidel Castro takes power over Cuba in 1959 January 1st. As Castro took power, he nationalized all American-owned companies and this made US angry which led to the blockade on Cuba in 1960. Since the only thing Cuba had was a sugar, Cuba was in big trouble. …