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JFK and The Cuban Missile Crisis
A LESSON TO GET STUDENTS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS!
All these resource go with this video on "Kennedy & The Cuban Missile Crisis."
THIS VIDEO-LESSON INCLUDES:
1) Interactive, Follow-Along Notesheet
2) Quick Quiz
3) Extension Activity
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN
All our videos teach through the power of story to make the history relevant and memorable. In this video-lesson, students learn the amazing story behind the Cuban Missile Crisis and the actions of President Kennedy, Fidel Castro, and Nikita Khrushchev that brought the world within inches of nuclear war! Students discover how why this crisis between America and the Soviet Union developed and why Cuba became a near battleground for the launching of warheads in a powerful way, students won't forget.
✅ The lessons cover state-standards while making sure the content is still interesting.
Solve the Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation!
After the video, notes, and quiz, students take on roles of EXCOMM to “solve the Cuban Missile Crisis.” Students evaluate and debate the different options, consider Soviet responses, and write a speech from President Kennedy for their final decision. Exciting, engaging, and skill-building!
There are answer keys for everything! Click & deliver engagement! This is a history video curriculum like no other!
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