Bay of Pigs Invasion | The 20th century | World history | Khan Academy

Sal explains the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Created by Sal Khan.

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[xFlared]

they never taught us this in history class, and I'm already in college. gotta love today's education.

[Takdinadin]

Sal, you have a gift for explaining things in a clear and concise, conversational and enjoyable way. Something about your delivery and the context you give really makes one want to listen. Thanks!

[hitman]

I wonder how many people my age actually know about this event because of Black Ops. lol

[juancabeza]

I started the CoD: BlackOps campaing and your video helped me get through stage 1... Thanks a lot for this video!!!

[Svidge__]

Excellent presentation! Thank you so much for keeping history alive and available to everyone to learn.

[dingdong]

i love history, cus it's just like cool stories that your dad would tell you.

[ShidaiTaino]

So you are saying that we could have normal relations with Cuba if the Bay of Pigs never happened. * facepalm*

[Gtajora]

Sal, is there any topic you CAN'T teach? Seriously, the breadth of your knowledge is envious; I only wish there were more hours in the day so I could watch more of your videos.

[xXEpicLoVeXx]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was very comprehensive and detailed - really helped me for my project.

[thedock]

i love how neutral you teach this stuff

[Paranoidhuman]

12:04 - A possible explanation for his assassination?

[stephanieschoen]

My dad served as a fighter pilot in the Navy stationed in Cuba during this time, bay of pigs and cuban missile crisis. My Dad disliked JFK. He lied to the American people. Not only were there missiles in, Cuba, there was also Russian submarines in the gulf of Mexico.

[Rayman]

Did anyone else notice the horns that Sal drew on Batista?

[Soh]

I would really love it if you did more videos about the cuban revolution

[Sorcerers_Apprentice]

That's right, they totally left out the part where US history is all rainbows and unicorns. They never propped up any corrupt dictatorships or monarchies or did anything hypocritical with the justification that their citizens' freedom should come at the expense of others. Its really awful when Russia and China go messing around with other countries though, but the US never did or would ever do such things.

[Mode]

Not to knock your pronounciation, Sal, but Guevara is pronounced "Geh-vah-rah" not "goo-eh-veh-rah." Still a freakin' awesome video, man. Keep it up!

[Kariakas]

I enjoy all your historic videos, great work.

[ajhoward]

thank u so much this helped me understand this much better than another documentary

[gurriato]

@Mode2 He also read bahía Honda like it was written "Janda" in Spanish. If he makes more videos like these he should make sure every foreign word is shown on screen, like he did with the French and Vietnamese names in the previous lectures.

[grantkidd]

Thank you so much for explaining this so clearly and in 13 minutes too