PPT-Cuban Missile Crisis 13 Days that Changed the almost changed World

The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962 Lesson overview What was the background to the events in Cuba How successful were early attempts at containment. Crisis in 1962, President John F. Kennedy called the Minuteman missile his “Ace in the Hole.“ Minuteman Missile National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Minuteman Missile 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.. 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 inter-active whiteboard. 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.. Crisis in 1962, President John F. Kennedy called the Minuteman missile his “Ace in the Hole.“ Minuteman Missile National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Minuteman Missile 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.. Setting the Stage. The Truman Doctrine. The Marshall Plan. Containment. The Domino Theory. The Berlin Blockade. The Berlin Wall. Why are these events so important when trying to understand the Cold War?. 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.”. Election of 1960. Nixon vs. Kennedy. Nixon: Experienced, but scandal. Kennedy: Young, but Catholic. First televised presidential debate. Turns focus to appearance. Television campaign advertising. The “New Frontier”. 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.. Objective questions. What was the background to the events that happened in Cuba?. How successful were the early attempts at containment?. Why was the USSR interested in helping Cuba?. What happened during the crisis?.