The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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20 Slides • 11 Questions
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Today we'll learn about the closest the US & USSR came to nuclear WWIII in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This week's schedule is B-A-A-B
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Open Ended
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US History STAAR
OPTIONAL STAAR tutoring started today & continues Monday through Saturday in April
Each week we'll review 1 topic, you can pick any day/time/teacher that you like
Saturday sessions are 10 am to 12 pm
the US History STAAR tests is the 2nd week of May
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By the end of this lesson today, you should be able to...
describe JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War. (US.8A)
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Multiple Choice
What was the period from 1945 to 1991 where tension escalated between the Soviet Union and the United States called?
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Multiple Choice
The Cold War was an ideological battle for influence between
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Cold War Review
after WWII, the Truman Doctrine gave countries tanks & other military equipment needed to resist communism
the Marshall Plan gave money to European nations to rebuild infrastructure
4 Allied Powers shared control of Germany & the capital city of Berlin
1st event of the Cold War was the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948
US avoided starting WWIII by airlifting food & supplies into the city until the Soviets lifted the blockade
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Starting in 1948, the US & USSR begin an arms race to build and stockpile as many nuclear weapons as possible.
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Multiple Choice
McCarthyism is also known as
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Senator McCarthy & the House Un-American Activities Committee
investigated & arrested suspected communists in the US causing paranoia.
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From 1776 until the Cold War, America's unofficial motto was
"e pluribus unum" which means: out of many, one.
E Pluribus Unum referenced the unity of the many US states & people.
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In 1956, during the Cold War, America officially adopted the motto
"In God We Trust" to distinguish itself from the atheist Soviet Union & other communist countries.
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Multiple Choice
What was the most significant result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik?
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During the Space Race, NASA is created & the US government increases funding for science + math education.
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US Presidential Election of 1960
WWII General Dwight D Eisenhower had served as President for 8 years through McCarthyism
in 1960, a 43 year old Massachusetts Senator named John F Kennedy became the Democratic candidate for President
JFK ran against current Vice President Richard Nixon, a Republican
1st ever televised debate between Presidential candidates, 70 million Americans watched
despite being younger & less experienced in foreign policy, JFK had been coached & spoke + looked better on camera
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Multiple Choice
In October of 1960, candidate JFK pressured an Atlanta judge to release a key civil rights leader along with 33 others who'd participated in a sit-in. Who was that Civil Rights Leader?
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"That night, image replaced the printed word as the natural language of politics."
The televised debate plus JFK's support for the Civil Rights Movement won him the Presidency in 1960.
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Crisis in Cuba
2 weeks before JFK was sworn in, the US cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba because of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro led the overthrow of Cuban Dictator Bautista in 1959
the US was suspicious, but accepted Castro UNTIL Castro began seizing American sugar plantations
Castro turned to the Soviet Union for aid
some Cuban exiles fled Castro's regime & immigrated to Florida, only 90 miles away
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Bay of Pigs:
US Attempts to Overthrow Castro
before leaving office, President Eisenhower approved a US invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro
JFK gave the green light to the operation
on April 17, 1961, 1,400 Cuban exiles supported by the US military landed in the Bay of Pigs
every part of the invasion went wrong
attempted overthrow failed & Castro celebrated "defeating America"
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Failed Bay of Pigs invasion blew up in JFK's face.
The event pushed Cuba to look to the Soviet Union for more aid and defense.
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In the summer of 1962,
the CIA spotted nuclear missile bases in Cuba that could launch nuclear bombs and hit every major US city in minutes.
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As you listen to the video...
How did JFK respond to the news of Soviet missile sites being set up in Cuba?
Why didn't JFK order airstrikes to destroy Soviet missile sites in Cuba?
Why did the Soviets even want to put nuclear missiles in Cuba?
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Multiple Choice
How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?
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Open Ended
Why did Kennedy order a naval blockade of Cuba rather than launch an airstrike targeting Cuba like his advisors recommended?
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Multiple Choice
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Diplomacy Prevents Nuclear World War
Diplomats from the US & USSR met in secret to negotiate an agreement that would avoid nuclear world war
USSR removed missiles from Cuba in exchange for the US removing missiles from Italy & Turkey
US promised not to invade Cuba
JFK & Nikita Khrushchev were criticized by their people, BUT today historians think that their willingness to engage in diplomacy saved the world
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After class today,
complete ANY missing work in Google Classroom
end of the 3rd 9 Weeks is this Friday
assignments #5 & #18 have the biggest impact on your grade
follow the link in the chat to join the STAAR tutoring Google Classroom
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Multiple Choice
Which assignment on Google Classroom under Classwork should you complete 1st (if u haven't already)?
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This week's schedule is B-A-A-B
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