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Read Works

Read Works: Honeymoon in Havana

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Monica Rossi who was traveling to Cuba during Castro's revolt in 1959. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Ang

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the controversial role played by the Alabama Air National Guard.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with the novella "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This novella tells the story of Santiago, an old fisherman who struggles to reel in a giant marlin far off the coast of...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
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eBook
Other

Florida International University: Fidel Castro Year One

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a selection from a book called FIDEL CASTRO, by Robert Quirk, published in 1993.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Fidel Castro

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but well-done biography of the Cuban revolutionary leader. It focuses on his early revolutionary years and the development of his anti-American feelings which were not apparent at first.
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Taking of Guantanamo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the the taking of Guantanamo. This story took place during the Spanish-American War and was told by American correspondents.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Profile: Raul Castro

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief profile on Raul Castro, younger brother of Fidel Castro and his likely successor. Focused on the years between his rise to power and the present.
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Article
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: u.s. Cuban Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
The tense relationship between USA and Cuba is a complicated one. This article addresses ten topics including the current status between the countries, public opinion, main issues in conflict, role of Raul Castro, why Cuba is on world...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Ostend Manifesto

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts and information about the 1854 Ostend Manifesto that planned for the annexation of Cuba from Spain.
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Curated OER

Npr: Castro's Health and Cuba's Future

For Students 9th - 10th
An NPR site that links to more than a dozen NPR reports on Castro's health, his significance to Cuba's past, and a Cuba without him in the future.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Transports on the Move to Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the transportation of soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War. It discusses the difficulties of moving so many soldiers to Cuba and the Philippines.
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Curated OER

Afro Cuba Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
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Curated OER

Afro Cuba Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Afro Cuba Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Bay of Pigs Invasion

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and information about how the CIA-backed Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Amistad Slave Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1839 Amistad rebellion involving 53 African slaves who had been abducted from Sierra Leone by Spanish slavers being shipped to Cuba.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Fidel Castro for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
A site describing the biography of Fidel Castro who was the leader and dictator of Cuba and communist revolutionary.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Map of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover details about Cuban history, economy, government, and news media from the BBC. Links to an audio of the national anthem and a timelime of historical events.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Flag of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover details about Cuban history, economy, government, and news media from the BBC. Links to an audio of the national anthem and a timelime of historical events.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Uta: Lanic: Fidel Castro Speech Database

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Texas provides this searchable database of archived speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Search by type, key words, or year.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Rough Riders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the best-selling book by Theodore Roosevelt about the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders were a group of voluntary men who fought horseback in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962-a major confrontation that brought the Soviet Union and the United States close to war over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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