The Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962
1. The Bay of Pigs invasion and its aftermath, Apr 1961 - Oct 1962 | Article
TASK 1: Analyse the consequences of the invasion from perspectives of Kennedy and Castro.
2. Fog of War - Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara | Documentary movie
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TASK 2: Consider, to what extent did a compliance with the principle of 'empathize with your enemy' make it possible to avoid a nuclear war in October 1962.
Robert McNamara (1916-2009) was US Secretary of Defense during Kennedy's and Johnson's presidencies, 1961-68.
TASK 2: Consider, to what extent did a compliance with the principle of 'empathize with your enemy' make it possible to avoid a nuclear war in October 1962.
Robert McNamara (1916-2009) was US Secretary of Defense during Kennedy's and Johnson's presidencies, 1961-68.
3. The Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 1962 | Article
TASK 3: By using the article as a source, create a timeline on events concerning the Missile Crisis.
4. Sergei Khrushchev: What was the Cuban Missile Crisis look like from the Soviet perspective?
TASK 4: Watch an interview with Sergei Khrushchev and answer to the question on the title ("What was the...")
S. Khrushchev (1935-2020) was the son of Nikita K. and Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University (USA). (Total duration 3:14)
S. Khrushchev (1935-2020) was the son of Nikita K. and Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University (USA). (Total duration 3:14)
JFK's phone call with his predecessor, General Eisenhower during the crisis (28 Oct 1962)
(4:30)
TASK 5:
Discuss with your pair:
a) What were the issues discussed between the Presidents?
b) Consider, how useful this discussion was for Kennedy.
TASK 5:
Discuss with your pair:
a) What were the issues discussed between the Presidents?
b) Consider, how useful this discussion was for Kennedy.