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- The Cuban Missile Crisis (.html)
- Resource Sheet #1: Letter from Fidel Castro to Khrushchev (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #2: Letter From Kennedy to Khrushchev, October 22, 1962 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #3: State Dept. Telegram of Kennedy's Oct. 23 Letter (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #4: Letter From Khrushchev to Kennedy, October 24, 1962 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #5: Letter From Khrushchev to Kennedy, October 28, 1962 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #6: Memo from Under Sec. Bowles to Sec. Rusk, March 31, 1961 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #7: Commencement Address at American University (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #8: Photo: MRBM Field Launch Site (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #9: Missile Range Map (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #10: Mapping an Event (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #11: Mapping an Event (.pdf)
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Cold War tensions led to hostile actions. Scholars use primary sources to understand the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis during President Kennedy's administration. The lesson provides primary sources and a graphic organizer to help academics understand what led to the crisis and how it resulted in the removal of nuclear weapons from Cuba. Historians also participate in group discussion to understand how the fear of communism and nuclear weapons shaped the event and its outcome.
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american democracy, american history, america, the united states, the cold war, tension, the cuban missile crisis, the bay of pigs, john f. kennedy, the presidency of john f. kennedy, the soviet union, fears, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, cuba, fidel castro, military history, the military, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, historical analysis, historical context, historical documents
Instructional Ideas
- Compare President Kennedy's and Eisenhower's responses to Cold War tensions
- Have learners create a political cartoon about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson takes one to two class periods
Pros
- Lesson includes an assessment to gauge pupils' understanding
- Resource includes background information to help educators guide the lesson
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