The Cuban Missile Crisis

In this lesson, students will determine to what extent the Cuban Missile Crisis changed the Cold War as they analyze primary and secondary documents, including letters and telegrams from President Kennedy First Secretary Khrushchev, regarding events that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
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Direct Link: http://www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons/lessondisplay.php?lesson=68

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Overhead Projector
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Soviets, Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Nikita Kruschev, Fidel Castro, nuclear war, Cold War, Bay of Pigs
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Image/Photograph,  Text Resource,  Resource Collection
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Guided Inquiry (Level 3)
Resource Collection: CPALMS Charter: Social Studies

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