WebQuest
Cold War History Through Primary Sources
The Brink of War
Food for Thought:
- Was the blockade a strong enough response to the threat of nuclear weapons 90 miles off the coast of Florida? Was it too strong? Support your conclusion.
- How does the Soviet Union's response to U.S. demands, that nuclear weapons be removed from Cuba, reflect the overall manner in which the Cold War was "fought?"
- In what way was the Cuban Missile Crisis the defining moment of the Cold War?
Attachments
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Accounts of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Description: Four different primary sources describing different aspects of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Cuba Blockade News Article
Description: Newspaper article reacting to the blockade of Cuba.
Kennedy addresses the Nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAwvCKoSi8
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAwvCKoSi8
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO40SpSBjbc
Description: URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO40SpSBjbc
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