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Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis Decision Making

JFKCould you survive Camelot during the Cuban Missiles Crisis?

This lesson allows students to investigate the events of the Cuban Missiles Crisis at the height of the Cold War in 1962 by using a decision making activity.

This lesson allows students to investigate the events of the Cuban Missiles Crisis by using a decision making activity. Working in teams of three, students examine the problems facing President Kennedy during the 1962 crisis.

They are required to reach supported conclusions based upon a real appreciation of the international situation at the time.

It can be used equally for Year 9 students or as an introduction to the topic for 9-1 students studying the Cuban Missile Crisis.

This lesson can also be used at Key Stage 3.

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