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The Cold War and the Americas, 1945- 1981 Objective 4.8: Study Cold War Cuba in depth

Warm-Up –Document Analysis: “Why the Yankees Hate the Cuban Revolution…” Trace the points that Fidel Castro uses to bolster his argument as to why America hates the Cuban Revolution… Answer the following questions… What points seem justified? Why? What points seem unjustified? Why? Is his argument rely on “reason” or “emotion”? Why?

Cuba While watching consider the given guiding questions (treat them as notes) and the following BIG QUESTION… What situations/policies led to an increased tension between the United States and Cuba?

Class Discussion To what extent were President Kennedy’s decisions proper in regards to the Cuban missile crisis? Should he have… Attacked the Cuban missile sites with airstrikes. Attacked the missile sites and invaded Cuba. Given in to Soviet demands to withdraw missiles from Turkey and pledged never to attack Cuba. Given in to Soviet demands to never invade Cuba, but secretly agree to withdraw missiles from Turkey.