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The Cuban Missile CrisisThe Cuban Missile CrisisAn Interactive Presentation By: Ryan An Interactive Presentation By: Ryan PeekstokPeekstokED 205 Sect. 04ED 205 Sect. 04
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Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis
Who Was InvolvedWho Was Involved Explaining The Cuban Missile CrisisExplaining The Cuban Missile Crisis Background InformationBackground Information President Kennedy Addressing The President Kennedy Addressing The
TopicTopic Outcome And EffectsOutcome And Effects Concept MapConcept Map ResourcesResources
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Who Was InvolvedWho Was Involved
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Soviet UnioSoviet Unionn
CubaCuba TurkeyTurkey
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United States:United States:• Led by President John F. Led by President John F.
KennedyKennedy• Feared the spread of Feared the spread of
communism throughout the communism throughout the worldworld
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Who Was InvolvedWho Was Involved
Soviet UnionSoviet Union• Led by Nikita KhrushchevLed by Nikita Khrushchev• Communist country seen as Communist country seen as
“the enemy” by U.S. citizens “the enemy” by U.S. citizens and government officials.and government officials.
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Who Was InvolvedWho Was InvolvedCubaCuba• Led By Fidel CastroLed By Fidel Castro• Castro’s regime accepted Castro’s regime accepted
a Soviet offer of military & a Soviet offer of military & economic aid, as well as economic aid, as well as agreeing to the agreeing to the deployment of Soviet deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles to Cubanuclear missiles to Cuba
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TurkeyTurkey• Only played a minor roleOnly played a minor role• United States had United States had
missiles stationed in the missiles stationed in the countrycountry
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Brief ExplanationBrief Explanation
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between Kennedy confrontation between Kennedy and the United States and and the United States and Khrushchev’s Soviet Union in Khrushchev’s Soviet Union in October of 1962 involving the October of 1962 involving the Soviet Union’s use of Cuba as a Soviet Union’s use of Cuba as a nuclear missile base.nuclear missile base.
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Brief ExplanationBrief Explanation
In 1962, the Soviet Union sent In 1962, the Soviet Union sent ballistic missiles armed with ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads to Cuba. Their nuclear warheads to Cuba. Their presence was discovered by U.S. presence was discovered by U.S. intelligence and President intelligence and President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Kennedy ordered a blockade of the island, demanding that the the island, demanding that the missiles be removed. missiles be removed.
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President Kennedy’s President Kennedy’s SpeechSpeech
Click on the image Click on the image to play a video of to play a video of President Kennedy President Kennedy addressing the addressing the Cuban Missile Cuban Missile Crisis as it was Crisis as it was seen on television seen on television sets across the sets across the U.S.U.S.
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Outcome And EffectsOutcome And Effects
• The duration of the Cuban Missile The duration of the Cuban Missile Crisis was the time in which the Cold Crisis was the time in which the Cold War came closest to escalating into a War came closest to escalating into a nuclear war.nuclear war.
• The two superpowers remained The two superpowers remained locked in a nuclear showdown until locked in a nuclear showdown until Khrushchev agreed to remove the Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles as long as Kennedy promised missiles as long as Kennedy promised not to invade Cuba, along with not to invade Cuba, along with removing U.S. missiles from Turkey.removing U.S. missiles from Turkey.
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John_F_Kennedy_Biography.htmJohn_F_Kennedy_Biography.htm
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