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The Cuban Missile Crisis: An International History-U.S.

First Edition ©2018 Alan McPherson

This document collection features primary sources from the three main international players in the Cuban missile crisis: the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba. On completion of this collection, students should be able to interpret the crisis decisions that were made and judge who deserved th...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: An International History-U.S. by Alan McPherson - First Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

This document collection features primary sources from the three main international players in the Cuban missile crisis: the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba. On completion of this collection, students should be able to interpret the crisis decisions that were made and judge who deserved the most blame or credit for causing or resolving the Cuban missile crisis. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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Table of Contents

Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources       
Theodore Sorensen, Summary of Agreed Facts and Premises, Possible Courses of Action and Unanswered Questions, October 17, 1962     
Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev, Letter to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1962        
Cuban Leader Fidel Castro, Letter to Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev, October 26, 1962  
Executive Committee Meeting Excerpts, October 27, 1962 
U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Letter to Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev, October 27, 1962          
Letters between Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban Leader Fidel Castro, October 28, 1962        
Cuban Leader Fidel Castro, Remarks during a Conference on the Cuban Missile Crisis, Havana, January 11, 1992      
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research   

Alan McPherson