Who will win?

Fidel Castro-President of Cuba

“Cuba yes, Yankees no!-Oops”

(said in Spanish and Russian

John F. Kennedy-President of USANikita Khrushchev-Head of USSR

Russian Roulette

Look at their “guns” and “holsters”

• IRBM-Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile

• MRBM-Medium-Range Ballistic Missile

Map of Cuba in 1962

Nikita Khrushchev

And

Fidel Castro

American’s feelings about the Cuban Missile Crisis

Writing Assignment• Using the editorial cartoons, photos, and maps,

describe the Cuban Missile Crisis. Include all of the following:– Who “won” and who “lost?”– How did the US deal with missiles in Cuba?– Why was the US so concerned with missiles in

Cuba?– How did the American public feel about the crisis?