What is notable about the bay of pigs invasion? a. it resulted in nafta. b. it ended the cuban missile crisis. c. it is how fidel castro came into power in cuba. d. it was a failed attempt to overthrow castro.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.