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The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis. Essential Question. Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis come about and how was it resolved?. Background on Cuba. 1959 – Communists overthrow the American backed dictator. Castro takes over in Cuba 1961 – CIA and Cuban exiles try to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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  1. The Cuban Missile Crisis

  2. Essential Question • Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis come about and how was it resolved?

  3. Background on Cuba • 1959 – Communists overthrow the American backed dictator. • Castro takes over in Cuba • 1961 – CIA and Cuban exiles try to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro • “Bay of Pigs” Invasion • Complete failure

  4. Why Bother With Cuba? • 90 miles off the coast of the U.S. • U.S. Policy of Containment • Worry about Domino Theory • Cuba allies with the Soviet Union

  5. Increasing Tensions • In 1961, Soviets had built the Berlin Wall to separate East (communist) Berlin from West Berlin (free) • In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane spots Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj_19REPJ7Q

  6. Big Question: What should the US do? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M

  7. US Chooses a Blockade • JFK chose a blockade (quarantine) • Soviet ships turn around • Secret deal is reached: • (1) US promises not to invade Cuba • (2) US removes missiles from Turkey • (3) Soviets remove missiles from Cuba • World sees this as a victory for the US

  8. Effects of Cuban Missile Crisis • Better Communication: • Kennedy and Khrushchev create a direct telephone link to one another • Partial Test Ban Treaty • Ban nuclear tests in water, atmosphere, and space

  9. Practice Vocab Quiz • __ Domino Theory • __ Deterrent • __ Escalation • __ Containment • __ Proliferation • __ Cold War • __ Communism • __ Democratization • __ Nonalignment • __ Détente • nations that remained neutral and did not pick a side in the Cold War • to increase; rise • to discourage from doing something • U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries • the state of diplomatic hostility between the U.S. and Soviet Union • the growth or spread of something such as nuclear weapons • the process of making a country into a democracy • policy of reducing Cold War tension between the U.S. and SU • if one nation falls to communism then nearby nations will too • economic and political belief where everything should be owned by the public

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