Cuban Missile Crisis Homework

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Was Castro really a pawn between the Superpowers?

For the next three weeks (Dec. 1 to 19) we are going to study the Cuban Missile Crisis. This crucial unit will be used to assess your ability in taking a Paper 1 document-based exam and a Paper 2 essay exam that will include a counter claim and a historical school of thought. The P1 exam is scheduled for Thurs., Dec. 18 and the P2 exam is scheduled for Fri., Dec. 19.

HOMEWORK

Please complete the following questions on your 

Cold War NOTES by 8:20 a. Wed., Dec. 3

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

DIRECTIONS: Read “CMC - Introduction” (Pages 1, ii, and 8 - 14) and “CMC - Moment of Decision” (pages 15 - 17). Answer questions 1 - 9 from the “Introduction” reading and questions 10 - 15 from the “Moment” reading. Both readings are in your shared reading folder.