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Che Guevara

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Che Guevara and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
Lesson Plan
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Lesson 2: "To Elect Good Men": Woodrow Wilson and Latin America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy. In this foreign policy instructional activity, students examine how the Wilson administration responded to civil unrest in Latin America.
Interactive
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Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
In this subject/verb agreement worksheet, students select appropriate verbs from a drop-down menu in order to complete sentences correctly.
Lesson Plan
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Imperialism and Expansion: Part 1

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the era of imperialism and expansion of the United States. In this American history lesson plan, students play a game regarding the U.S. attempts to expand the nation in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Lesson Plan
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Tale of Two Speeches

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view and read portions of John F. Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis speech from October 22, 1962. Later in the year, students recall what they remember about the speech and use a Venn Diagram to compare it to Patrick Henry's...
Website
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: A Timeline of Us Cuba Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States and Cuba share a long, complex history -- first as allies and trade partners, and later as bitter ideological enemies. This timeline shows how closely entwined America and Cuba have been over the last two centuries.
Primary
Other

Ispp: The Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the International Society of Political Psychology contains links to the actual text of the book "The Cuban Revolution: A Critical Perspective" written by Sam Dolgoff. Includes information about Castro's friendly critics,...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Cuba Libre! [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The rationale behind the United States' going to war against Spain was to insure Cuba's independence. Read the highlights of the Proctor Report, President McKinley's message to Congress asking for intervention, and the Teller Resolution...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Cuban Revolution of 1895 98

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the Cuban Revolution that took place before the Spanish-American War.
Handout
US Department of State

Us Department of State: Archive: Cuba Reports on Human Rights Practices

For Students 9th - 10th
A report by the US State Department about human rights abuses in Cuba during 1999.
Article
Other

Rock Around the Blockade: History of Cuba: The Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information about the Cuban Revolution. Includes information about the rebels landing on the coast of Cuba, guerrilla warfare and the Sierra Maestra, and the triumph of the revolution. (Published May 7, 2011)
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MIT offers an exhaustive collection of materials covering Latin American culture and politics from 1808 through the present and is accompanied with homework/exam possibilities. Issues covered in lecture notes and readings include Latin...
Handout
Other

History of Cuba Timetable: After the Revolution 1959 1979

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides and outstanding and detailed timeline of events in Cuba after the Revolution. For each year, provides monthly or even daily events in Cuba.
Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Green Left Weekly:day That Launched the Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A rather uncritical article about the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. The author is critical of the US policy against Cuba by only highlighting the perceived positives of the Castro regime and none of the negatives.
Primary
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke: American Interests in the Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by Grover Cleveland, this paper presents the U.S. position for involvement in the affairs of Cuba.
Activity
Other

Cuba, 42 Anos De Revolucion 1959 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
Great summary, in Spanish, of the history of Cuba since 1959. This article quickly revisits the major events of the Cuban revolution and Castro's rise to power. It also highlights the main events of Cuban history from 1959 to 2001.
Article
Other

Pitzer University: The Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Pitzer University provides one chapter of a book written by Sam Dolgoff. Includes information under the following sections: the Batista Era, the Communists and Batista, the crisis of the labor movement and the...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: De Lome Letter (1898)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an online facsimile of the letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States in which he criticized American President William McKinley. Its publication generated public support for a war with Spain over...
Handout
Other

Timetable History of Cuba: 1980 1999 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events in Cuba from 1980 to Today.
Article
Other

Weisbord Foundation: Perspectives of the Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Weisbord Foundation contains the article "Perspectives of the Cuban Revolution" by Albert Weisbord (1962). Answers the question, "What are the economic and political perspectives entrained in this new and higher stage...
Article
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: u.s. Urges Alliance for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
In the field of foreign affairs, President Kennedy faced a series of challenging situations in Cuba, in Southeast Asia, and in Berlin. In 1961, he initiiated a program called the Alliance for Progress aimed to establish economic...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Transport Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the transportation of soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War. It discusses the difficulties of moving so many soldiers to Cuba and the Philippines.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Honeymoon in Havana

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Monica Rossi who was traveling to Cuba during Castro's revolt in 1959. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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