In the incident at the Bay of Pigs, the United States __________
A) failed to overthrow Fidel Castro with a CIA-backed invasion
B) toppled the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem
C) threatened to use atomic weapons against Communists in southeast Asia
D) showed that its policy regarding communism was now more tolerant
Answer: A
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