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Handout
National Archives (UK)

Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Aerial Photograph of Missiles in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the Soviet missile bases in Cuba that were caught by aerial photographs. The site also allows you to view a close-up of one of the photographs.
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Handout
Other

John F. Kennedy the Presidency Missiles in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of President Kennedy's speech to the U.S. about the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

Soviets Say a u.s. Attack on Cuba Would Mean Nuclear War

For Students 9th - 10th
A September 11, 1962 New York Times article relates the Soviet statement threatening nuclear war.