The Cold War
The Cold War – Part 2 – The Superpowers Square Off Against Each Other Thought Questions: How did the two superpowers confront each other in Europe and Asia? How did the Cold War affect events at home? Cold War 2 Cuban Missile Crisis.pdf 1. Watch John Green’s Crash Course on the Cold War 2. Read Textbook Chapter 9 pages 11-48 3. Read Documents:
The Cuban Missile Crisis This assignment is due by Sunday, December 6, 9 PM. This assignment will be the second part of your draft essay for the final exam question. You will submit it to Turnitin and I will correct it and offer some suggestions. You can then revise it and use for the final exam. For this part of the essay, you will need to explain in at least two paragraphs why the Cubans allowed the Soviet Union to build missile bases in Cuba in 1962. What had the United States done to Cuba in 1961 that drove their leaders to seek help from the Soviet Union?
How did the United States respond in October 1962 and how was the situation resolved? You must use the two documents in “The Cuban Missile Crisis” attached to this assignment along with the textbook, Chapter 9, pages 24-26 and this week’s lecture notes. Use your own words in your essay. If you use any other sources do not copy from them. All answers with be screened for plagiarism.