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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 to the Iraq Crisis of 2002, and then reflect on whether or not these events support the saying, History Repeats Itself. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explain the importance the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the role it played in the Cold War. After studying the crisis, students compose an essay describing the crisis and how the U.S. became vulnerable to nuclear attack. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups, present a multimedia presentation on the significance of he Cuban Missile Crisis. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students research the Cuban Missile Crisis using a number of websites. They read original documents from this Cold War situation and focus on the backgrounds of the leaders who were involved. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students create a timeline of the important events of John F. Kennedy's presidency. They construct a timeline of the major events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. They compare the Missile Crisis events with their presentation in the movie "Thirteen Days." Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study President Kennedy and how he and his administration handled the Cuban Missile Crisis. They complete internet research, create posters and view the movie 13 Days. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students identify and explain the importance of key events and people associated with The Cuban Missile Crisis. They determine the choices and consequences that Castro, Kennedy, and Khrushchev might have made during this crisis. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students research, explore and examine the role of foreign policy in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. They study the backgrounds of Fidel Castro, the Soviet Union, President Eisenhower, CIA, Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy and The Cuban Missile Crisis. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the Cuban Missile Crises and President Kennedy's response to the act of aggression. After examining the concern over nuclear war, they identify the options and possible consequences open to President Kennedy. In groups, they research the situation by reading newspapers, magazine articles, and transcripts of meetings between President Kennedy and his cabinet. As a class, students discuss the outcome of the crises. Students role-play scenarios from the situation. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students observe a movie, "Thirteen Days" depicting the Cuban Missile Crisis. Using the internet and other sources, students research the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In groups, they compile a list of questions and simulate interviewing individuals involved in the crisis. Students write a paper containing the facts they discovered. Full Review »
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