Cuban Missile Crisis Decision Activity - Cold War ExComm Choices
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A Cuban Missile Crisis decision activity where students sit in President Kennedy's ExComm, read the real situation at five decision points, choose a response, and compare it with what Kennedy did and how historians judge it. What's inside - Leader dossiers on Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro, and McNamara with key quotes - Five ExComm decision points, each with a reveal of Kennedy's choice and a historian's assessment - A 22-event Cold War timeline from the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to 1963 - Ten-question quiz with instant scoring and feedback How it works - Students read each leader's dossier to understand their perspective - They navigate through five real crisis decisions Kennedy faced - The timeline places the crisis in the Cold War from 1947 to 1963 - The quiz tests knowledge and the teacher section provides discussion prompts Topics covered - Cuban Missile Crisis - Cold War history - Crisis decision-making and diplomacy - Kennedy administration and ExComm - Nuclear weapons and deterrence What you download - One file that opens in a web browser. No account and no installation. Grade Level: Grades 6-10
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