Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Cuban Missile Crisis

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

11

Overview

In this lesson, students will analyze President John F. Kennedy's response to the buildup of Soviet nuclear missiles and weapons sites in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Resources included in this learning activity are surveillance photographs of Cuban missile sites, the map prepared for President Kennedy showing the range of the ballistic missiles in Cuba, and President John F. Kennedy's October 22, 1962 address to the nation.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

    SS10.US2.12

    Describe major initiatives of the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations. [A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.US2.12

    Vocabulary

    • New Frontier
    • Great Society
    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    • space race
    • satellites
    • Cold War

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Major initiatives of the John F. Kennedy Administration.
      Example: the New Frontier.
    • Major initiatives of the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration.
      Example: the Great Society.
    • Major foreign events and issues of the John F. Kennedy Administration, including construction of the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis.
    • Alabama's role in the space program under the New Frontier.
      Examples: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), space race, satellites.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
    • Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
    • Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to historical events.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • The domestic and foreign policies and major events of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations had lasting impacts on the nation.
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    Smithsonian
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