an agreement between countries to work together

respect and admiration which a country enjoys from others

the strength of different countries compared to one another

to make someone less likely to do something

Initial stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis

History

In this unit, students studied the events of the early 1960s and assessed how close the world came to nuclear war. In 'Cold War transformation: why did tensions ease by 1972?', pupils will gain an understanding of why a cooling of tensions was sought by the superpowers by the end of the 1960s.

In 'Cold War development: how peaceful was 'peaceful co-existence'?', pupils considered the development of the Cold War and the events and competition that caused the Cold War to progress. In 'Cold War transformation: was the world on the brink of a nuclear war?', students will study the events of the early 1960s and assess how close the world came to nuclear war.

In this unit, pupils analyse how growing tension in the 1960s led to the brink of nuclear war. They learn about the construction of the Berlin Wall and how events in Cuba eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cold War transformation: was the world on the brink of a nuclear war?

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

What three-word phrase refers to the strength of different countries compared to one another?

They were found by US soldiers invading the island. 

They were photographed by US spy planes. 

They were revealed by the Cuban government.

How did the US detect missile sites in Cuba?

Where did the USA install Jupiter missiles in 1961?

What did Khrushchev compare Soviet missiles in Cuba to?

Soviet nucear missile sites detected in Cuba

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Write the missing word. People who are forced to live in another country are known as {{}}.

Which country backed the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Which US organisation trained Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Who appeared weak after the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Match each individual to the country they led in the early 1960s.

Foreign-owned land in Cuba was nationalised.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz