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Recurring Nightmares

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Does history really repeat itself? Encourage your middle and high schoolers to answer this age-old question by reading the attached articles on the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the Iraq Crisis of 2002. How similar or different are these crises? Use the attached list of questions to prompt some critical thinking and discussion. 

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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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