The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering its Place in Cold War History
by The Choices Program
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Description
These podcasts, produced by the Choices Education Program at Brown University, bring university scholars into secondary level classrooms. They are designed to be used along with printed curriculum materials that are available at www.choices.edu. The printed curriculum unit The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering its Place in Cold War History probes the complex relationship between the United States and Cuba, and examines the crisis that brought the world to the brink of war. For more information visit www.choices.edu/missilecrisis
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoWhat were U.S.-Cuban relations like leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWhy did Cuba align itself with the Soviet Union? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoWhat was the Bay of Pigs invasion and why was it significant? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoWhat was the Cuban Missile Crisis like from the Soviet perspective? | Sergei Khrushchev | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWhat was Nikita Khrushchev like as a person? | Sergei Khrushchev | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoWhat do Cubans think about Khrushchev withdrawing the missiles? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoWhat did the Soviet people think of Fidel Castro? | Sergei Khrushchev | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoWhat did Kennedy learn from the Bay of Pigs invasion? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoWhat advice did General Curtis LeMay give Kennedy? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoWhat could have happened if the United States had attacked Cuba? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHow did many Cubans view U.S. influence in Cuba in the 1950s? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoHow did Soviet submarines increase the chance of nuclear war? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoHow did many Cubans view U.S. influence in Cuba in the 1950s? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHow did Khrushchev react to Castro’s letter of October 26? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHow did Kennedy react to Khrushchev’s letters of October 26 and 27? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoHow did different national perspectives lead to three names for the crisis? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoHow did Americans, Soviets, and Cubans react to the crisis? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoHow close did we come to nuclear war? | Jim Blight/janet Lang | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoDid Khrushchev think he could manipulate Kennedy? | Sergei Khrushchev | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 19 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
The Cban Missle Crisis
For a brief snippet type of presentation regarding a complex issue, the conditions, causes, and potential nuclear ramnifications are nicely covered here.
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