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Agenda 5/8/17. *Copy agenda down on your notebook . (Phones and earphones should be put away & backpacks should be behind you or on the floor). Vietnam Poster & presentations Venn Diagram: Korean vs. Vietnam’s war Warm up #5 Lecture #5 Cold War in Cuba. Vietnam War Poster. .
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Agenda 5/8/17 *Copy agenda down on your notebook. (Phones and earphones should be put away & backpacks should be behind you or on the floor). • Vietnam Poster & presentations • Venn Diagram: Korean vs. Vietnam’s war • Warm up #5 • Lecture #5 Cold War in Cuba
Vietnam War Poster • . • With your group: Create a poster for your assigned question • Poster must include: the title for your section • The question for your section • Detailed answer • At least one graphic in color • Be ready to present!
Venn Diagram Compare and contrast the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Be sure to discuss the following: containment policy, public reaction to the war, how the war was concluded, and how these wars are remembered today. ( look back at your notes lecture #1 Cold War in Asia ) Vietnam Korea
Agenda 5/10/17 *Copy agenda down on your notebook. (Phones and earphones should be put away & backpacks should be behind you or on the floor). • Warm up #5 • Lecture #5 Cold War in Cuba • Document analysis • Class discussion • Cuban Missile Crisis Reflection Questions
Warm Up #5 What do you think the United States would do if North Korea placed nuclear missiles in Mexico pointed towards us? Sentence Starters: I believe that if North Korea placed nuclear missiles in Mexico and pointed them towards us, the U.S. would______.
Lecture #5 The Cold War in Cuba FLT: I will be able to evaluate the Cold War in Cuba, including the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Revolution • Fidel Castro became dictator of Cuba after leading a revolution • The U.S. responded by setting an embargo on all trades with Cuba • Castro turned to the Soviets for economic and military aid • – Why would the relationship between the US & Cuba change?
Brinkmanship • Going to go to the edge of war • No one wants to use nuclear warfare, but they pretend to. • Essentially, a game of chicken What would happen if both sides declare war to one anther? What are the risks ?
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS • “Scariest speech ever given”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp6FQvVLUos Why was this speech so scary?
Relations with Cuba today • President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQAtPKSR7bM • Conan in Cuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfogiltO80&list=PLVL8S3lUHf0QDcdBy2Vjx706EemjnE5Yg • X-MEN First Class clip of the Cuban Missile Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5afjqAFPTOc
Group Activity: Primary sources Central Historical Question : Why did the Russians pull their missiles out of Cuba? • In 1959, Cuba became a • Communist country, led by Fidel Castro. This development brought the Cold War close to home because Cuba is 90 miles off the coast of Florida • John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960 and oversaw two major events that involved Cuba: 1) the Bay of Pigs invasion; 2) the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Letters between Chairman Khrushchev and President Kennedy • Read and annotate the letter from Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy. Then answer the guiding questions with your partner • Read and annotate the response letter from President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev. Then answer the guiding questions with your partner.
Discussion: • According to these documents, what deal did the U.S. strike with the U.S.S.R.? • Why was this deal kept secret? • Is this deal mentioned in the classroom textbook? • Why might the textbook not have mentioned this deal? • Who seems more scared or on the defensive in this documents? • What does this event show you about how people felt during the Cold War?
The Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis • Read and annotate the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Then answer the following questions. • Receive a stamp when finished.
OUTCOMES OF THE CRISIS • Brinkmanship
Relations with Cuba today • President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQAtPKSR7bM • Conan in Cuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfogiltO80&list=PLVL8S3lUHf0QDcdBy2Vjx706EemjnE5Yg • X-MEN First Class clip of the Cuban Missile Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5afjqAFPTOc