The Cuban Missile Crisis

In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, you'll view a brief video about the Cuban Missile Crisis. This Cold War-era crisis pitted the United States against the Soviet Union and threatened to ignite a nuclear World War III.
Resource ID#: 167444 Type: Video/Audio/Animation
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Direct Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/v/cuban-missile-crisis

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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11
Intended Audience: Students
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Speakers/Headphones
Instructional Time: 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: Cuban Missile Crisis, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Cold War, communism, Soviet Union, Cuba, JFK, U-2 spy plane, blockade, Nikita Khrushchev, 13 Days, U.S. History, grade 11
Instructional Component Type(s): Video/Audio/Animation,  Tutorial
Resource Collection: Social Studies - U.S. History Existing Student Tutorials

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