Lesson 4 – Cuban Missile Crisis

Essential QuestionWhat impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis have on Cold War relations?Learning Outcomes - Students will:

o Preview – Nuclear Mapo Learn about the buildup to the Cuban Missile

Crisis

Success CriteriaI can add to my essential question

Leave space

for 1

LESSON

Preview• What does this map

show?• How do you think the

USSR would react to this?

VocabCastroBay of PigsBlack SaturdayHot line

Background• Guantanamo Bay – since

1902 (Spanish-American War), the US has had a military base on Cubao US interest on the island

• Jan 7, 1959 – Castro, through revolution, becomes leader of Cubao US refuses to give Castro

economic assistanceo Feb 1960 - Castro forced to

turn to the USSR for aid

Bay of Pigs• March 1960 – President

Eisenhower plans a secret invasion to Cuba using the CIA to overthrow Castroo JFK learns of the plan when

he arrives and continues• The plan proves a complete

failure• Impact

o JFK is humiliated and seen as imperialist

o Castro gains further support and comes closer to the USSR

Cuban Missile Crisis• 1962 - U-2 spy planes over

Cuba found nuclear instillations being built

• Contexto Congressional Elections

upcomingo Failure of the Bay of Pigs still

fresh on everyone’s mind – JFK is weak on communism

o Poll 62% Americans unhappy with Cuba

o First time, USSR nuclear weapons can reach the US

What would you do if you were JFK?• Think about what you will tell

the US public• Reaction?

1. Do Nothing – US have nukes that can reach the USSR. Only fair now.

2. Offer a deal – remove nukes in Cuba for Turkey

3. Invasion of Cuba – remove Castro

4. Blockade Cuba – keep USSR away

5. Bomb missile sites6. Use nuclear weapons

• You are a US foreign policy advisoro How would you handle this

situation?

• What to think about?o What is your goal?o Situation on the groundo Options + Consequences

What do I do about

…?

Cuban Missile Crisis• JFK orders a naval blockade

o Oct 24 – USSR ships stop in front of US blockade

• Black Saturday – Oct 27o USSR demands US remove missiles in

Turkeyo U2 spy plane is shot down over Cubao US demands USSR remove missiles

or the US would invade Cuba

• Oct 28 – reach an agreement o Public - Khrushchev will remove

weapons (Nov 1) in Cuba if US doesn’t invade

o Private – US removes weapons in Turkey

Consequences1. Hot Line is created

o Direct line of communication

2. 3 months after, US removes nukes in Turkey and Italy

3. USSR determined to have nuclear capability with US (achieved 1972)

4. US convinced USSR won’t go to war over another communist country (Vietnam)

• What I will check?

1. Vocab definition?2.Did you take notes

for today?3. What impact did the Cuban

Missile Crisis have on Cold War relations?

• How do you believe the Cuban Missile Crisis impacted relations between the superpowers?

• Did you add a vocab word?

Note-taking Check!If we do not answer

the essential

question in class,

your HW is to add

1~2 sentences after

each class