1. in 1961, the cia financed an attempt to overthrow cuba's leader, fidel castro. what was this incident known as? bay of pigs cuban missile crisis santiago storm cuban revolution 2. which of the following battles showed the american public that the war in vietnam was not being won as easily as it was being portrayed? hue da nang tet khe sang

The correct answer for 1 is Bay of pigs

It was a group of counter-revolutionaries who were trained by the CIA and sent to Cuba in order to overthrow Castro who came into power and who had more and more supporters. The United States didn't want there to be a communist regime in its neighborhood.

The correct answer for 2 is Tet

The Tet offensive was a victory for the United States and South Vietnam but it showed that North Vietnam was not an easy target and public found out that the war is actually a losing one. The sentiment turned and many Vietnam effort supporters stopped supporting it.