1. Quaestio: How did the Nuclear Arms Race inflame Cold War Tensions?
Nunc Agenda: Finish Debates/Discuss General reflections on DBQ essay self-analysis

2. The Cold war goes global
Although the Cold War began in Central Europe, it __________ __________________________ as the ___________________________ _________________________ in other countries.
The reason why the Cold War is “cold” is because ____________ _____________________________________________________. They only faced each other ______________.
As colonies in Africa & Asia battled for independence ________ _____________________________________________. This gave the U.S. and Soviet Union extra incentive to make sure that their ideology would be put forth with any new country being set up.
quickly
spread around the world
Soviets tried to assist any
communist revolutions
there was no
actual fighting between the U.S. and Soviet Union
indirectly
they sought help from one of the Cold War powers

3. Fulgencio Batista

4. Fidel Castro

10. Bay of Pigs invasion

11. The bay of pigs Invasion
The _______________________________ in the Western Hemisphere dealt with the nation of ___________ in the 1960’s.
In the 1950’s, ________________ organized an __________________ __________________________________ of Cuba and by 1959 he had been installed as the head of the Cuban government.
Castro immediately ______________________________________. He transformed the country into a totalitarian communist regime.
In 1961, the U.S. tried to bring down the communist regime as they ______________________________________. The invasion failed as Castro’s forces quickly captured the invaders. This __________ _____________________________________________ which remained in effect until last year.
most serious Cold War conflict
Cuba
armed rebellion
to overthrow the corrupt dictator
Fidel Castro
sought the support of the Soviet Union
tried to invade Cuba – the Bay of Pigs
failure led
to the U.S. imposing a trade ban on Cuba

16. Staring nuclear war in the eyes: The Cuban missile crisis
the Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
In 1962, ______________________________________________ which meant nuclear weapons were only 100 miles from the coast of the United States.
As a response, President John F. Kennedy responded by imposing a _________________________________________________ _____________.
_____________________________________________________________ from Cuba and for a few tense days _________________________ __________________ over the issue.
Finally, Soviet premier ____________________ (who took over after Stalin’s death) agreed to ____________________________________ __________.
naval blockade that prevented further Soviet shipments
JFK demanded that the Soviets remove all of the missiles
the world faced the risk of
a nuclear war
Nikita Krushchev
remove the missiles and war was averted