Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs

The summit meeting left kruscha with the impression that kennedy was a weak and inexperienced leader. That emboldened krusta and may have contributed to the missil crisis. The soviets demanded that all tary forces be withdrawn from west berlin. And when the western powers didn't comply, krustev initiated the building of a wall that encircled west berlin in august 19 61. Kennedy's reaction to the berlin wall, as well as the bay of pigs fiasco, convinced kruso that he was aweak and indecisive leader. He also realized that he had lost face on the world stage. And krusce and castro believed he