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This classroom simulation places students in the role of CIA intelligence analysts in October 1962. By analyzing declassified primary documents and surveillance photos from U-2 spy planes, students advise President Kennedy of the "ground truth" at each stage of the crisis.
World on the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis For 13 days in October 1962, a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear destruction and the end of mankind.
Free lesson plans and homeschool resources from the International Spy Museum. Create your own invisible ink, learn about espionage, or explore the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Students will "travel back in time" to October 1962 just as the Crisis is emerging. As All Source Analysts at the CIA, students are responsible for reviewing Cuban national reports indicating a Soviet offensive nuclear build-up on the island.
This study describes an on-line, interactive computer simulation that allows students to participate in the emotional effect of the Cold War era, an experience intended to help them develop a sense of empathy with the decision makers involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Simulation plans, including: (1) whether the USSR should place nuclear missiles in Cuba; (2) how the Crisis could have gone nuclear; and (3) what decision JFK should make on October 27, 1962. Lesson Plan on the Cuban Missile Crisis: How to Respond?
Historians, journalists and policy makers reflected on the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, how it was resolved, and how lessons learned can be applied to the nuclear challenges facing us today.
Full simulation: Ea.ch segment is viewed separately and followed by simulation activities that reconstruct the decision making ·process. Three-part viewing: The vid.eo is stopped at the end of each part for discussion and debriefing. One-period viewing: The program is viewed from beginning to end.
We must not let the Soviets infiltrate Cuba with nuclear missiles. It is an island only 90 miles away from the southern U.S. states. If there are missiles in Cuba, they will surely be targeting U.S. cities soon. We must think of the safety of every American citizen.
Students are placed in the shoes of President John F. Kennedy on October 16th of 1962. The students will be presented with information about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The advisors have presented you with 5 different options of potential actions to take against the Soviet Union and/or Cuba.