LO: Interpretations of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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The Cuban Missile Crisis is very relevant to our course - it can appear in questions asking about:
- the concept of brinkmanship and spheres of influence in the Cold War - the spread of the Cold War to all world regions - the role of individuals in the Cold War (Kennedy and Khrushchev) |
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The following lesson is to get you to consider interpretations of the crisis that are relevant to all the above area. You will need to develop the narrative through the use of the timeline at the bottom of the document and the links underneath.
Interpretations: A lecture by University of London Historian Mark White from 2013 - this is extremely up to date historiography.
Interpretations: A lecture by University of London Historian Mark White from 2013 - this is extremely up to date historiography.
Note taking frame:
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Lecture:
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Consolidating Content
As well as the relevant section in your textbook, these articles are useful:
As well as the relevant section in your textbook, these articles are useful:
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Who's to Blame?:
Read this article and devleop your Mark White notes. One idea is to add in the arguments from the article into the existing structure. 
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What happened?:
Read this article to consolidate your understanding of the key features: What happened / consequences etc
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Significance of Cold War Leader: The Role of Kennedy and Castro:
Start planning an answer to this essay question with a partner - you will come back to the Kennedy aspect when we consider Vietnam etc too.
Start planning an answer to this essay question with a partner - you will come back to the Kennedy aspect when we consider Vietnam etc too.
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