Cold War L14 - The Cuban Missile Crisis

This lesson contains:
A starter using a Youtube video scene from '13 Days' to set the tone of the lesson.
Discussion activities about what is going on and what might be happening on Cuba.
A background to the crisis, recapping the Bay of Pigs and the increased pressure on the U.S. from the USSR.
Discussion of Khrushchev's motives for putting missiles on Cuba and a consolidation task about the situation.
A short video on the events of the crisis and then a choice of two levels of difficulty in consolidating the main events.
Consequences of the Crisis using the info sheets provided. It serves as exam practice as the worksheet is in the format of the exam.
A choice of plenaries: exam practice or source analysis.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
4 x Publisher Files