Cuban Missle Crisis

With a collage format that lends well to note-taking, this presentation allows your students to see the context and implications of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The narration is casual and conversational, as well as informative, and history students will be drawn to the suspense of the Cold War after viewing this video. A teacher could break this video up in several class sessions, or play it in its entirety. Additionally, viewing this video could be an engaging homework assignment.

Concepts

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fidel castro, cuba, the bay of pigs, the cuban missile crisis, the cold war, john f. kennedy, united states presidents, communism

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Additional Tags

bay of pigs, cold war, communism, cuba, cuban missile crisis, fidel castro, jfk, krushchev, quarantine, missile sites, u-2 spy plane, excomm, gromyko, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

8th - 11th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Resource Type

Instructional Videos

Media Length

19:01

Audiences

For Teacher Use

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Instructional Strategy

Flipped Classroom

Accessibility

Closed Captions

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC-SA: 3.0