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Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis
I can assess the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Year 11
AQA
Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis
I can assess the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Both superpowers were glad not to have gone to war.
- JFK's tough stance against the USSR was praised in the USA.
- The USSR benefitted from American promises not to attack Cuba and to withdraw missiles from Turkey.
- Khrushchev's reputation suffered in the USSR.
- Agreements were made between the superpowers aimed at making a future war between them less likely.
Keywords
Hotline - a special direct phone connection for emergencies
White House - the official residence of the President of the USA
Kremlin - the official residence of the leader of the USSR
Arms race - when two or more countries compete to have more and stronger weapons than one another
Common misconception
The Cuban Missile Crisis made war more likely between the superpowers.
Both the US and USSR were shocked at how close they had come to war and were relieved to have avoided it. Further steps were agreed between both countries after the crisis had ended to make war less likely in future.
Ask students who benefitted the most from crisis at the end of the lesson. Students should be encouraged to compare the situation each superpower faced before the crisis to that afterwards and may wish to consider the relative importance of domestic v. foreign politics.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word: A is when you agree to accept something which is not exactly what you want.
Q2.
Who was leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
John F Kennedy
Q3.
What was the shortened name of the group of advisors who helped JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
CommEx
ExCNSC
Q4.
What word did JFK prefer to use when describing the American 'blockade' of Cuba?
Q5.
Why did JFK initially refuse to negotiate over the Soviet missiles in Cuba?
JFK considered the missiles a critical military threat.
JFK had no way of communicating with the Soviets.
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing words: An is a situation where two or more countries compete to have more and stronger weapons than one another.
Q2.
Who signed the Test Ban Treaty?
The USA and its allies
The USSR and its allies
Q3.
What happened to JFK's popularity in the USA after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
remained the same
declined
Q4.
Which two places were connected by the hotline set up in 1963?
Downing Street
Elysee Palace
Q5.
Which of the following harmed Khrushchev's reputation in the USSR?
He placed Soviet missiles in Cuba.
He agreed to set up a hotline between the USA and USSR in 1963.
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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