Cuban Missile Crisis
Subject Matter: Social Science
Grade Level: 10th
Lesson Objective: Students will analyze the cold war by reflecting on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students will also know the importance of the U.S. supplying economic and military aid to prevent the spread of communism in Cuba.
Subject Matter Content Standard:
Social Sciences:
10.9 Students analyze the international developments in the post–World War II war.
10.9
Analyze the causes of the Cold War, with the free world on one side and Soviet client states on the other, including competition for influence in such places as Egypt, the Congo, Vietnam, and Chile.
Understand the importance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, which established the pattern for America’s postwar policy of supplying economic and military aid to prevent the spread of Communism and the resulting economic and political competition in arenas such as Southeast Asia (i.e., the Korean War, Vietnam War), Cuba, and Africa.
Background: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a major conflict during the Cold War that lasted October 14- November 20, 1962. There will be a list of websites provided with background knowledge about the causes, people, and effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis. We are going to analyze the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis and examine the impact it had on the United States.
Websites to assist you with the questions in your scavenger hunt.
14 Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis -
library.thinkquest.org/11046/
Cuban Missile Crisis – John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx
History Channel - www.history.com/videos/cuban-missile-crisis#cuban-missile-crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Scholastic -
teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/.../Cuban_Missile_Crisis.htm
Essential Questions:
Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis almost end the world?
What Caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What were the effects from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who were the people involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What Countries played major roles in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What was the conclusion of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
How would you compare the Cuban Missile Crisis to other Cold War conflicts?
