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Cuban Missile Crisis

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The United States—specifically John F. Kennedy—played a large role during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A history resource poses questions that encourage critical thinking as well as in-depth analysis of images from the time period.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
the cuban missile crisis, the cold war, american history, cuba, the united states, the soviet union, john f. kennedy, the presidency of john f. kennedy
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Teach about the use of rhetoric while analyzing Kennedy's speech for a more in-depth understanding
  • Differentiate for English learners by providing them with a transcript to read along with Kennedy's speech
Classroom Considerations
  • May take less time than 90 minutes, however, the resource provides an extension activity as well
Pros
  • Supplies warm-up activity and helps to scaffold learning
  • Includes a wide range of questions for you to ask
  • Uses a background section that proves useful as reading material 
Cons
  • None