Transcript Aim: How did the Scientific Revolution change man`s view of himself

Thursday – March 12, 2015
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: How did tensions of the Cold
War lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Do Now: copy the domain-specific vocabulary:
1. John F. Kennedy: 35th President of the USA (1961-63).
2. Nikita Khrushchev: led the USSR during part of the Cold War
(after Stalin, from 1953-1964).
3. Fidel Castro : Communist dictator of Cuba from 1961-2011. He
is responsible for making Cuba a socialist country which has
often been at odds with the United States. Notably, the Bay of
Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
4. Cuban Missile Crisis : An intense crisis that developed in 1961 as
a result of Castro’s decision to allow the Soviet Union to base
nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The Cold War
• Arms Race – buildup of nuclear weapons;
MAD (mutually assured destruction).
• Space Race – competition to achieve
advancements in space (satellites, walking on
the moon, etc.)
• Germany & Berlin:
– West Germany (Democratic) & East Germany
(Communist).
– West Berlin (Democratic) & East Berlin
(Communist); the Berlin Wall (Communists keep
people from fleeing from East to West).
HW #2
• Handout: Cuban Missile Crisis Worksheet
– Close read the handout.
– Answer questions 1-6 in your own words based on
the reading and the map (in full sentences).
– Due: Tomorrow, March 13
 Since there have only been TWO homework
assignments so far, each one is worth 7.5
points of your overall grade!
The Cast of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was involved?
• John F. Kennedy (USA), Fidel Castro
(Cuba), & Nikita Khrushchev (USSR).
The Cuban Missile Crisis: What happened?
The Soviets wanted to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. When this
was discovered by the US Air Force in October 1962, Kennedy
imposed a quarantine (a separation or isolation) on all offensive
weapons bound for Cuba. The world trembled as it was on the brink
of nuclear war…
Activity
#1- In your groups…
• Complete Activity #1 on The Cuban Missile
Crisis: A Lesson in Decision Making handout.
#2- In your groups…
• Complete Activity #2 on The Cuban Missile
Crisis: A Lesson in Decision Making handout
• Rows 1, 3, & 5 = Options 1,3 & 5
• Rows 2, 4, & 6 = Options 2, 4, & 6
Activity- Decision Making Chart
In your group explain the advantages and disadvantages of your assigned OPTIONS
Summary 1
1. Identify all images.
2. Explain the cartoon.
Summary 2
1. Explain the cartoon.
2. How did the tension of the Cold War lead to
the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
“Ich bin ein Berliner”
JFK speech
Regents Prep - The Cold War
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. When President Kennedy ordered the Soviet
Union to remove the missiles from Cuba, he also
ordered a blockade of the island. How would the
blockade have helped Kennedy achieve his
objective of getting missiles out of Cuba?
2. How would you have handled that crisis as
President of the United States?
3. Why were Soviet missiles stationed in Cuba a
threat to the United States?
4. Why would you consider the Cold War, cold
rather than HOT?