The Cuban Missile Crisis

1. The Cuban Missile Crisis Kevin Bartell -AND- Brian Papenheim

2. Description of Topic -and-Why it was chosen • A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear weapons in Cuba by the Soviet government. • Chosen because it was a pivotal moment in the Cold War that has many good sources.

3. Bellringer: Source #1 www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/ILW3584

4. Source1 • What do you see? (close reading) • Who are the men in the cartoon? (close reading) • What do the initials stand for? (close reading) • What does this cartoon symbolize? (close reading) • When do you think this cartoon was made? (contextualizing) • Where do you think this cartoon was made? (sourcing) • What important events inspired the creation of this source? (contextualizing)

5. Sources 2 & 3 http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/IMG/cmc2ltr.pdf https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/nikita4.htm

6. Sources 2 & 3 For each document: • What do you notice about this document? (close reading) • What is the subject? (close reading) • Who do you think the author was? (sourcing) • Who do you think it was sent to? (contextualizing) For both documents: • What similarities and/or differences do you notice? (corroboration) • What do you know about this subject based on the sources?

7. Exit Ticket: Source 4 http://www.emersonkent.com/images/cuban_missile_crisis.gif

8. Source 4 • What do you see? (close reading) • Who are the men in the cartoon? (close reading) • What is the opinion represented by this cartoon? (close reading) • When do you think this cartoon was made? (contextualizing) • What similarities and/or differences do you notice compared to the first cartoon? (corroborating) • Create a title for this political cartoon.

9. Assessment:Students will draw their own political cartoon on a Cold War topic of their choice, depicting the relationship between the USA & USSR from a global perspective (example provided using a different topic)