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Npr: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 40 Years Later

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National Public Radio reviews the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, "The world's closest brush with nuclear war." Hear Kennedy's speech to the nation, see pictures of Kruschev and Castro, and learn about the Havana conference of October, 2002.

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fidel castro, john f. kennedy
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Additional Tags
bay of pigs, cold war, nuclear threat, cuban missile crisis, cuban missiles, havana conference, npr, national public radio, russian missiles in cuba, nuclear brinksmanship
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)