stands for intermediate range ballistic missile; these missiles could be fitted with nuclear warheads and had a range of 3500 kilometres

short for Executive Committee of the National Security Council; it played a pivotal role in advising the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

the practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the threshold of confrontation

a direct communication link established between the United States and the Soviet Union to enable immediate communication in times of crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

History

Causes of tension between the USA and USSR by 1945

The impact of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations

Soviet influence over Eastern Europe by 1948

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

The Berlin Crisis (1948)

The Cold War arms race

The Hungarian Uprising (1956)

The origins of the Cold War (1941-58)

Berlin, 1958-61: increased tensions

Berlin, 1961-63: the Berlin Wall

The Cuban Revolution and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Prague Spring (1968)

The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)

Cold War crises, 1958-70

Détente and SALT I

The Helsinki Accords and SALT II

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Reagan and the 'Second Cold War'

Gorbachev's 'new thinking'

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The collapse of the Soviet Union

The end of the Cold War, 1970-91

In this unit pupils undergo a period study which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today: the Cold War. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the relationship between the USA and the USSR in this period.

Period study: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91

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.

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 their own missiles in 1961?

Who was President of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What was the shortened name of the group of advisors who helped JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

USA secretly agreed to remove their missiles.

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

Who became leader of Cuba in 1959 after its revolution?

All foreign-owned land in Cuba was nationalised.

Cuba began working more closely with the USSR.

Diplomatic relations between the USA and Cuba were cut off.

Which country backed the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

The troops who carried out the Bay of Pigs Invasion were made up of ...

Write the missing country name. The {{ }} appeared weak after the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Lesson outcome

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