1. Vietnam war assignment
Research the Vietnam War in general and a specific battle / event
Make a news article / segment from the 1960s about the war and event
Text article or video news segment
One page / four paragraphs of text
With bibliography (at least 3 sources)
Due Wednesday April 19

2. Review Why did Civil Rights protests happen? What was the Space Race?
Inequality
What was the Space Race?
Who won?

3. What action did the us take in cuba?
Foreign Events

4. Leader of Cuba
Leader of Russia
What does this reveal about the relationship between Cuba and the Russia?

5. Cuba in the 1960’s Cuba- island in Caribbean off coast of Florida
Fidel Castro (Communist)- took over government in 1959
Close ties to Russia
Took over American businesses in Cuba
Americans afraid- of what?

6. The bay of pigs
JFK ordered CIA to train Cubans to invade Cuba (and get rid Castro)
April Cubans land on Bay of Pigs
Invasion / uprising failed
JFK/US embarrassed
Russia knows US plotting

7. Cuban missile crisis Summer 1962- Russians setting up military in Cuba
Long-range missiles
Oct JFK ordered naval blockade
Stop more missiles from getting to island

8. Threat of nuclear war JFK ordered Russian missiles taken away
Warned US would respond against Russia
Missiles stayed up, war seemed close
Closest ever to nuclear war

9. Cuban missile crisis Russia offered the US a deal-
Russia would remove missiles if:
The US promised to not invade Cuba
The US removed missiles in Turkey
Why did they (US and Russia) settle for this deal?

10. Cuban Missile Crisis Castro leads Cuba (close to Russia / Communist)
Bay of Pigs
Russia puts missiles on Cuba
US discovers missiles
JFK orders blockade
Tensions between US and Russia / Cuba (*almost war*)
Deal made

11. Cuba Activity Cuban Missile Crisis cartoons
Answer questions in full sentences

12. Cartoon #1

13. Cartoon #2

14. Cuba vs other conflicts
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