Cold War - Cuban missile crisis
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Lesson duration is: 60 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
What do you know about
the "Red Scare"?
the "Red Scare"?
Slide 2 - Mind map
What do you know about the arms race?
Slide 3 - Open question
What happened in 1953?
A
The Berlin Wall was built
B
The Berlin blockade
C
Stalin died
D
The Hungarian revolt
Slide 4 - Quiz
In 1956 Kruschev became the leader of the Soviet Union. People believed things would be different. What had caused this optimism?
A
destalinisation
B
peaceful coexistence
C
opening of the Berlin wall
D
Korean War
Slide 5 - Quiz
Why was the placement of missiles on Cuba a real problem for the USA?
Slide 6 - Open question
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Slide 8 - Slide
What should Kennedy do / have done?
Slide 9 - Open question
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Slide 14 - Slide
Looking at the two pictures, which one fits the idea of "peaceful coexistence"?
A
Picture 1
B
Picture 2
C
Neither
D
What's going on?
