The Cuban Missile Crisis and U.S. Foreign Policy

A general overview of the cause, events, and outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The lesson includes close look at foreign policy decisions made by President Kennedy helped to avoid nuclear war during the event.
Resource ID#: 208148 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: Cold War, USSR, Soviet Union, United States, Cuban Missile Crisis, communism, Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, Fidel Castro, Soviet Union, JFK, blockade, Truman Doctrine, Cold War, Foreign Policy, Containment
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: Integrated Social Studies with Civics Student Resources - Grades K-5

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