The cuban missile crisis the cold war 19581970 bbc bitesize. The missiles had been placed to protect cuba from further planned attacks after the failed bay of pigs invasion the cuban missile crisis began on october 16th, 1962. Cold war international history project soviet docs. Cold war conflicts powerpoint lecture u2 spy planebay. Apr 06, 2017 the cuban missile crisis was the moment during the cold war when the two superpowers. This overview will allow students to have a solid understanding of the concept of the cuban missile crisis. Both the americans and soviets were sobered by the cuban missile crisis.
Bay of pigs and the cuban missile crisis jfk as president the cuban missile crisis you make the call fidel castro. This is perhaps the closest that the united states and the soviet union came to nuclear. This powerpoint presentation was used to introduce the basic events of the cuban missile crisis. The modules below were created specifically for uk and international gcse teaching but can be applied to any curriculum teaching students aged 1418. Cold war conflicts powerpoint lecture u2 spy planebay of pigs cuban missile crisis. Donn has to offer on the cuban missile crisis, communism. Your job is to protect the usa from nuclear attack and maintain your position as the president of the usa. Cuban missile crisis, of october, 1962, was a conflict between the united states and the soviet union during the cold war.
Ss5h7 the student will discuss the origins and consequences of the cold war. So, this cold war was fought behind the threat of a nuclear war. It showed the washington area with concentric circles radiating out from the white house, illustrating what sort of effects an hbomb detonation would have something similar to this, i think. In retrospect, this crisis proved a major watershed in the cold war. The cuban missile crisis 1962 was probably the closest that the world got to a fullblown conventional war. Worksheet and cuban missile crisis journals this activity includes three cold war lesson plans. Handouts and class materials west babylon junior high school. Both countries employed ideological, military, and political instruments against each other wo actually waging a real war. Ppt cuban missile crisis powerpoint presentation free to. The following year, a direct hot line communication link was installed between washington and moscow to help defuse similar situations, and the superpowers signed two treaties related to nuclear weapons.
Main activities teacher to give students an a4 blank timeline. Explain the origin and meaning of the term iron curtain. Photographs taken by a highaltitude u2 spy plane offered. The aim of this lesson is to analyse the causes and consequences of the cuban missile crisis, its significance and its effect on future relations between the usa and ussr during the cold war. Review korean war and the cold war 19501960 korean war cold war navy developments and deployment suez crisis eisenhower doctrine lebanon crisis chinataiwan crisis u. For more links, lessons and loads of other goodies for teachers and kids, continue on to see what mr. Cuban missile crisis cold war powerpoint with notes copy. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at cold war cuban missile crisis. The cuban missile crisis was a confrontation during the cold war between. Paradoxically, during the new period of peaceful coexistence were two of the most serious crises of the cold war. May 05, 2016 this powerpoint presentation was used to introduce the basic events of the cuban missile crisis. Secretary of state henry kissinger thus chooses to handle the issue with quiet diplomacy.
Nuclear war had been averted, but the end of the cuban missile crisis didnt end the cold war. Students read the document and answer the questions. There are a range of activities, such as a fact file task, plotting the days on a crisis graph and the main task is a newspaper article success criteria, literacy support and differentiated. May, 2008 during the crisis, they used letters as a form of communication to make proposals and and come to an agreement on ending the cuban missile crisis. It was the most dangerous flashpoint of the cold war. Datadriven presentations with excel and powerpoint 2016. In october 1962, the soviet provision of ballistic missiles to cuba led to the most dangerous cold war confrontation between the united states and the soviet. Cold war conflicts powerpoint lecture u2 spy planebay of pigscuban missile crisis. Explain the origin and meaning of the term iron urtain. Cold war bundle follow our store here follow us on twitter. May 10, 2009 overview of cuban missile crisis, students get to debate what to do then find out what happened slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The cuban missile crisis begins on october 14, 1962, bringing the united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear conflict. The cuban missile crisis was the moment during the cold war when the two superpowers.
For instance your students will learn about the cuban missile crisis in history and the role it played in the cold war. Mar 05, 2018 students learn about the one of the key flash points from the cold war. The world is divided the soviets on one side, the usa on the other. Power point accompaniment for the consortiums lesson. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 3. The term was first used in 1947 to explain ussoviet relations. The united states refused to allow this and, after thirteen tense days and many secret negotiations, the soviet union agreed to remove the missiles. Cuban missile crisis days that shook the world cuban missile crisis what was the background to the things in cuba. Over several months it began to install nuclear missiles in cuba. Jul 14, 2016 cuban missile crisis lesson plan template and teaching resources. Sov t site in cuba city us naval bbckade of cuba salt l e new york washington soviet stxxt chicago denver o. Created by paul hallett national cold war exhibition. Cuban missile crisis october 1962 effects international. Begin by showing the cuban missile crisis powerpoint presentation.
The missiles had been placed to protect cuba from further planned attacks after the failed bay of pigs invasion. Cuban missile crisis lesson plan template and teaching resources. The cienfuegos crisis begins when an american u2 spy plane spots a submarine base in cuba. To view this pdf as a projectable presentation, save the file, click view in. I am uploading unit nine first in honor of the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis. The cuban missile crisis free powerpoint presentations. How did the actions of nikita khrushchev influence the cuban missile crisis. Explain how the united states sought to stop the spread of communism through the berlin airlift, the korean war, and the north atlantic treaty organization. Search the modules below to find all the teaching materials you need for your classroom.
The cuban missile crisis in october of 1962 brought the united states and. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at cold war cuban missile crisis webquest print page. The cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous two weeks in history, and the closest the world came to a nuclear war. Usa and the soviet union stood eyeball to eyeball, each with the. What i mainly remember of the cuban missile crisis was a map published in either the washington post orstar. Complete lesson plans and teaching materials for busy teachers.
Cuban missile crisis lesson plan national museum of the usaf. Grade 12 the cold war south african history online. Powerpoint of hiroshimanagasaki leading to the cold war online. Cuban missile crisis world history free pdf download. Nov 01, 2014 so, this cold war was fought behind the threat of a nuclear war. Cuba and the soviet union were locked in a standoff with the u. Cold war hotspot cuban missile crisis crisis averted cuban missile crisis there was always a history of american economic and political control in cuba. President kennedy and secretary of defense mcnamara in an excomm meeting. Kennedy john swift examines the events that led the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. Students learn about the one of the key flash points from the cold war. Overview of cuban missile crisis, students get to debate what to do then find out what happened slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
The october 1962 cuban missile crisis was the closest the two cold war superpowers, the united states and the soviet union, ever came to full scale nuclear war. In this lesson, students will learn about significant historical figures and events of the cuban missile crisis. Students could work in pairs and write up a list of questions to do with the cuban missile crisis, at the end of the lesson, revisit these. The cold war was a period of increased hostility between two blocs of power, the usa and its allies on the one hand. For days in october 1962 the world appeared to stand on the brink of nuclear war. Lesson 9 cuban missile crisis 1960 1964 authorstream. For days in october of 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Cuban missile site one site where nuclear missiles were placed. Cuban missile crisis lesson plan national museum of the. Donn has to offer on the cuban missile crisis, communism, russia, jfk and world history. The first activity is an internet based worksheet on the cia spying on soviet forces in east germany. Tyranny and rule of law reading handout assignment honors only answer discussion questions for plato and aristotle reading complete sentences. The main topics in this cuban missile crisis powerpoint include. The cold war didnt end until the early nineties, when mikhail gorbechev and george bush ended the superpower rivalry.
The world fears a nuclear war to end the human race is imminent. We were in our third year, none of us 15 yet, and we were walking in the valley of the. Free powerpoint presentations about the cuban missile crisis. The cuban missile crisis began on october 16, 1962. The cuban missile crisis the belfer center for science and. The united states were in the lead in the missile race, which made the ussr. This is a photograph of fidel castro left, the leader of cuba and khrushchev right, the leader of the ussr, hugging each other at a meeting of the united nations on 20 september 1960 in new york. Gse for social studies standards and elements ss5h5 discuss the origins and consequences of the cold war. Overview of cuban missile crisis, students get to debate what to do then. Ppt cuban missile crisis powerpoint presentation free. Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba. During the crisis, they used letters as a form of communication to make proposals and and come to an agreement on ending the cuban missile crisis.
The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. As a result, the cuban missile crisis was a turning point in the cold war changing. The cuban missile crisis was probably the hot spot in the cold war. For instance your students will learn about the cuban missile crisis in. The cuban missile crisis to the brink of war by paul j byrne visual source. In the creative powerpoint presentation students will learn about the bay of pigs invasion and cuban missile crisis during the cold war. Nikita krushchev, the soviet leader, tried to take advantage of fidel castros communist revolution in cuba, the first in the americas, to gain a foothold just off the us coast. The closest the world has come to nuclear war was the cuban missile crisis of october 1962. Dec 14, 2019 the aim of this lesson is to analyse the causes and consequences of the cuban missile crisis, its significance and its effect on future relations between the usa and ussr during the cold war.
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