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Cuban Missile Crisis: Teaching Activities

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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."

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the cuban missile crisis, the cold war

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cuban missile crisis, john f. kennedy's presidency, social studies
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Grade
10th - 11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Npr: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 40 Years Later

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Khan Academy: Cuban Missile Crisis

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On This Day: Cuban Missile Crisis

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National Geographic: 13 Days: President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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