PPT-The Cuban Missile Crisis

Download preparation exercise PDF worksheet You can use this activity in a number of ways Suggestions 1 Individual student game 2 Class or group using an interactive whiteboard. Revolution. The. Where is Cuba?. Cuba in the 1900s. Cuba gained its independence from Spain in 1898.. In the 1900s, Cuba’s wealth was controlled by American companies.. T. he main businesses in Cuba were sugar and mining companies.. and the . Cuban Missile . Crisis. Brinkmanship. A willingness to go to the . edge. of War. Example: Cuban Missile Crisis. Each side began producing stockpiles of Nuclear Arms. Became known as the . 1960’s . Fidel Castro and Cuba . After assuming power in 1959, . Fidel Castro. transformed Cuba into the first communist state in the . Western . Hemisphere. Bay of Pigs April 1961 . ex·pa·tri·ate. (2000). Artemus Ward. Dept. of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. Introduction. The Kennedys had to overcome the legacy of their father—specifically his failed views of foreign policy in the run-up to WWII.. missile. crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was an event that occurred during the U.S. and Russia cold war.. This event was a thirteen day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.. By: Natalie . Seaner. Fidel Castro Breaks Ties With US & Sides With Soviet Union. The United States first befriended Cuba, when it appeared that Cuba was going to be democratic.. In just a few months Castro captured political opponents and sent hundreds of people to jail, much like the Soviet Union.. WARNING! . Remember these answers are not full answers but are just suggestions of points that you could include!. What is the message of this cartoon?. A cartoon published in a British newspaper on 24 October 1962.. WARNING! . Remember these answers are not full answers but are just suggestions of points that you could include!. What is the message of this cartoon?. A cartoon published in a British newspaper on 24 October 1962.. Castro, Khrushchev, Kennedy and the days. that shook the world. THE BAY OF PIGS FIASCO. THE WARNING. “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. The United States refused to allow this and after thirteen tense days and many secret negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles.. The . Televised Debate Affects Votes. • Americans fear U.S. falling behind Soviets militarily. • . John F. Kennedy. discusses Catholicism openly, allays public worries. • First televised presidential debate between Kennedy, Richard Nixon. Word Scramble. BUAC. STROAC. GUARS. YBA FO GPSI. SILEMSI. YMOCLPADI. YEKNNDE. Stretch and Challenge. Once you have unscramble the words write a sentence about each one based on what you know about them.. . (MTCR). Sean Monogue. Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation . Bureau of International Security & Nonproliferation. U.S. Department of State . Missile Technology Control Regime. “GUIDANCE SYSTEMS”. By,. Vivek S. Mutgekar. USN:2GI07ME113. B-14. Introduction:. A cruise missile is basically a small, . pilotless airplane. . Cruise missiles have an 8.5-foot (2.61-meter) wingspan, are powered by turbofan engines and can fly 500 to 1,000 miles (805 to 1,610 km) depending on the configuration. A cruise missile's job in life is to deliver a 1,000-pound (450-kg) high-explosive bomb to a precise location -- the target.