... nationalise industries and to take over land and redistribute among the peasants. Castro was aware of the danger of falling out with the US government but was determined to carry out reforms. The Cuban Revolution and the take over of the 'communist' Castro built up the US hostility towards him. President Eisenhower refused to meet Castro when he visited the US in 1959, and began to refuse loans on Cuban and economic aid. This forced Castro in the direction of the asking the Soviet Union for help. When this happened the US imposed a trade embargo on Cuba, which meant they refused to buy their sugar which was the basis of Cuban economy. The build up of tension between the US and Cuba due to Castro resulted in the invasion of the Bay of Pigs in 1961, this contributed to the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962. The US believed ...

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