U.S. Conflicts 1950s-1960s.

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U.S. Conflicts 1950s-1960s

Opening Question During the Cold War, what was the United States concerned about?

Rotations You have 7 minutes at each rotation to read and answer questions about the following conflicts Korean War Bay of Pigs Vietnam War

Cold War The United States does not like Communism

A Crisis Begins… After the Bay of Pigs invasion Castro strengthened ties with the Soviet Union Meanwhile, the U.S. has close ties with Turkey (a member of NATO) and sends 15 nuclear warheads to be aimed at the Soviet Union

Meanwhile in Cuba… Soviet Union sends nuclear warheads to Cuba In October 1962 American spy planes discovered Cubans were building bases for nuclear missiles 90 miles from the coast of Florida President Kennedy established a naval blockade of Cube and threatened to invade the island if the missiles were not immediately withdrawn

Cuban Missile Crisis Read Documents A and B on the Cuban Missile Crisis and answer the questions on the back of your paper

Crisis avoided Khrushchev agreed to withdraw the missiles Kennedy promised the U.S. would not invade Cuba and withdrew U.S. missiles from Turkey The leaders set up a “hot line” direct telephone link between Washington DC and Moscow Stress that this is the closest we have ever come to nuclear war (i.e. the “cold war” becoming a “hot war”)