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1.Reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis  the
Background
2.Who is to be blamed  US, USSR, Cuba?
3.The actual proceeding of the crisis What
happened?
4.The outcome/impact - Concept of victory vs
failure
1. Who won?  US, USSR, Cuba?
2. Who lost?  US, USSR, Cuba?
KeyThings to note for this topic:
Possible SBQ directions
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
How would you characterise the difference
between the Communist and the democratic
system?
Try to think of one reason why someone will
be attracted to communism and one reason
why one might be attracted to capitalism?
List at least one reason each why one would
hate communism or capitalism.
Historical Background
Where is Cuba?
5
What was the background to the
events in Cuba?
Cuba, small island, 160 km
from coast of Florida
US ally, US businesses & US
military base (Guantanamo)
1959, Fidel Castro
overthrows Battista (US-
backed dictator),
establishing Communist
government.
Why was Cuba soWhy was Cuba so
important to theimportant to the
Americans?Americans?
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The main characters of this
event
Nikita KhruschevNikita Khruschev
Fidel CastroFidel Castro
John F KennedyJohn F Kennedy
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Anti- castro
Castro government using
seizure of american business to
fatten themselves
fat castro govt vs
skinny malnourished cubans
American people trying to get
the Cubans to think what will
happen when they run out of
foreigners
Will target the local company
next
discredit the castro govt
Source published in the
washington post 1960
What happens when they run out of foreigners?
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Public show of unity and
friendship during the UN
Conference
Castro and Khrushchev at the UN
conference
NO
America did not respect
self determination
YES
1)Castro Government  not
legitimate : Gain control
through revolution
2)Domino effect  fear of
Latin american countries
falling into communist hands
3)Anger over nationalisation
of am coys
Did the US have the right to try to change
the government in Cuba by force?
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Bay of Pigs
unsuccessful April 1961 invasion to overthrow the government of
President Fidel Castro.
United States CIA-backed invasion by 1,400 Cuban exiles and a
number of American citizens formed into Brigade 2506
Claimed to be directed by President John F. Kennedy
Khrushchevs view
Kennedys view
American Perspective
Castro government
illegitimate and
unpopular
Need to ensure self
determination and
protectWest from
communist
encroachment.
Soviet Perspective
US actions threaten
world peace
Need to protect Cuba
Differences in viewpoints
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SS-4 SANDAL MRBM on parade in Red Square, Moscow. It could launch a 3 megaton warhead in an
estimated range of 1020 nautical miles.
The story unfolds
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
Cuban missile crisis _ lesson 際際滷s
What happened during the October
Crisis?
14 October 1962, US U2 spy plane
takes photos of suspected USSR
missile sites on Cuba
Sites nearing completion, experts
believe they could be ready in 7
days
US spy planes identify 20 Soviet
ships bound for Cuba carrying
missiles
Events The danger of Cuba
Kennedys
advisers told
him he had 10
days before
Cuba could fire
the missiles at
targets in
America.
Kennedy
realised he had
to act
The danger of Cuba
30
The video you are about to see is
a reenactment of theWhite
House Meeting in 1962, from
the movie Thirteen Days
(2000)
It depicted the various options
available for John F Kennedy
with regards to the Cuban
Missile Crisis
Watch the video and write down
the options available in the
worksheet and discuss the
possible implications of his
actions
Video
Response Likely outcome
Least
aggressive
response
Moderate
aggressive
response
?? ??
Most
aggressive
response
Full scale war to invade Cuba  Image of US?  Act of
war
 USSR into the picture to
help Cuba  full scale war
 WW3?
 Nuclear weapons to be
used on both sides 
M.A.D?
What happened during the
October Crisis?
20 October, Kennedy
decides to blockade
Cuba
22 October, Kennedy
publicly calls on
Khrushchev to
remove weapons
What happened during the October
Crisis?
23 October Khrushchev
refuses to acknowledge
blockade or presence of
Soviet missiles on Cuba
24 October, 1st
Soviet ships
(accompanied by
submarine) approach 800
km exclusion zone
What happened during the
October Crisis?
24 October, 10:32 am, Soviet ships stop & turn round
25 October, aerial photos showed continued
construction of missile sites
26 October, Kennedy receives a letter offering to
negotiate over missiles in Cuba with removal of
blockade & US invasion threat
27 October, Kennedy receives second letter calling
for withdrawal of US missiles inTurkey too
What happened during the
October Crisis?
27 October, US U2 plane shot down over
Cuba & pilot killed. Kennedy decides to
ignore second letter, but accepts terms of 1st
letter
28 October, Khrushchev agrees to dismantle
Soviet missiles in Cuba
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THE USSR HONOURS ITS AGREEMENT
A U2 photo on November 5 shows Soviet military equipment being
reloaded for transportation back to the USSR.
What was the outcome of the
crisis?
Cuba remained Communist & heavily armed (without
nuclear missiles)
Both leaders didnt lose face and came away with
concessions
Helped renew the thaw  world saw the futility of MAD
In 1963, they agreed a NuclearTest BanTreaty.
 Cuba was the start of the end of the ColdWar.
Moscow-Washington permanent hotline betweenWhite
House & Kremlin set up
Supported theory of containment & co-existence because
alternatives were unimaginable
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  • 2. 1.Reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis the Background 2.Who is to be blamed US, USSR, Cuba? 3.The actual proceeding of the crisis What happened? 4.The outcome/impact - Concept of victory vs failure 1. Who won? US, USSR, Cuba? 2. Who lost? US, USSR, Cuba? KeyThings to note for this topic: Possible SBQ directions
  • 4. How would you characterise the difference between the Communist and the democratic system? Try to think of one reason why someone will be attracted to communism and one reason why one might be attracted to capitalism? List at least one reason each why one would hate communism or capitalism. Historical Background
  • 6. What was the background to the events in Cuba? Cuba, small island, 160 km from coast of Florida US ally, US businesses & US military base (Guantanamo) 1959, Fidel Castro overthrows Battista (US- backed dictator), establishing Communist government. Why was Cuba soWhy was Cuba so important to theimportant to the Americans?Americans?
  • 8. The main characters of this event Nikita KhruschevNikita Khruschev Fidel CastroFidel Castro John F KennedyJohn F Kennedy
  • 10. Anti- castro Castro government using seizure of american business to fatten themselves fat castro govt vs skinny malnourished cubans American people trying to get the Cubans to think what will happen when they run out of foreigners Will target the local company next discredit the castro govt Source published in the washington post 1960 What happens when they run out of foreigners?
  • 12. Public show of unity and friendship during the UN Conference Castro and Khrushchev at the UN conference
  • 13. NO America did not respect self determination YES 1)Castro Government not legitimate : Gain control through revolution 2)Domino effect fear of Latin american countries falling into communist hands 3)Anger over nationalisation of am coys Did the US have the right to try to change the government in Cuba by force?
  • 15. Bay of Pigs unsuccessful April 1961 invasion to overthrow the government of President Fidel Castro. United States CIA-backed invasion by 1,400 Cuban exiles and a number of American citizens formed into Brigade 2506 Claimed to be directed by President John F. Kennedy
  • 18. American Perspective Castro government illegitimate and unpopular Need to ensure self determination and protectWest from communist encroachment. Soviet Perspective US actions threaten world peace Need to protect Cuba Differences in viewpoints
  • 20. SS-4 SANDAL MRBM on parade in Red Square, Moscow. It could launch a 3 megaton warhead in an estimated range of 1020 nautical miles.
  • 28. What happened during the October Crisis? 14 October 1962, US U2 spy plane takes photos of suspected USSR missile sites on Cuba Sites nearing completion, experts believe they could be ready in 7 days US spy planes identify 20 Soviet ships bound for Cuba carrying missiles
  • 29. Events The danger of Cuba Kennedys advisers told him he had 10 days before Cuba could fire the missiles at targets in America. Kennedy realised he had to act
  • 30. The danger of Cuba 30
  • 31. The video you are about to see is a reenactment of theWhite House Meeting in 1962, from the movie Thirteen Days (2000) It depicted the various options available for John F Kennedy with regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis Watch the video and write down the options available in the worksheet and discuss the possible implications of his actions Video
  • 32. Response Likely outcome Least aggressive response Moderate aggressive response ?? ?? Most aggressive response Full scale war to invade Cuba Image of US? Act of war USSR into the picture to help Cuba full scale war WW3? Nuclear weapons to be used on both sides M.A.D?
  • 33. What happened during the October Crisis? 20 October, Kennedy decides to blockade Cuba 22 October, Kennedy publicly calls on Khrushchev to remove weapons
  • 34. What happened during the October Crisis? 23 October Khrushchev refuses to acknowledge blockade or presence of Soviet missiles on Cuba 24 October, 1st Soviet ships (accompanied by submarine) approach 800 km exclusion zone
  • 35. What happened during the October Crisis? 24 October, 10:32 am, Soviet ships stop & turn round 25 October, aerial photos showed continued construction of missile sites 26 October, Kennedy receives a letter offering to negotiate over missiles in Cuba with removal of blockade & US invasion threat 27 October, Kennedy receives second letter calling for withdrawal of US missiles inTurkey too
  • 36. What happened during the October Crisis? 27 October, US U2 plane shot down over Cuba & pilot killed. Kennedy decides to ignore second letter, but accepts terms of 1st letter 28 October, Khrushchev agrees to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba
  • 38. THE USSR HONOURS ITS AGREEMENT A U2 photo on November 5 shows Soviet military equipment being reloaded for transportation back to the USSR.
  • 39. What was the outcome of the crisis? Cuba remained Communist & heavily armed (without nuclear missiles) Both leaders didnt lose face and came away with concessions Helped renew the thaw world saw the futility of MAD In 1963, they agreed a NuclearTest BanTreaty. Cuba was the start of the end of the ColdWar. Moscow-Washington permanent hotline betweenWhite House & Kremlin set up Supported theory of containment & co-existence because alternatives were unimaginable