Bay of

Pigs
Invasion
Following
WWII, U.S.
and U.S.S.R.
sought to
spread their
goals.

Capitalism
vs.
Communism.
Capitalism
A social
system based
on principle
of
individual
rights.
Politically,
it is the
system of
laissez-
faire
(freedom).
Communism
A way of organizing society in
which the government owns the
things that are used to make
and transport products and
there is no privately owned
property.
The Cold War comes to the Americas
Just 90 miles off the coast of Florida is Cuba
In 1959, Fidel Castro leads the Cuban Revolution
Castro and Che Guevara preach revolution and inspire millions
US business interests in Latin America threatened
1959, Castros
revolution
successful.
U.S. was angry
with the outcome
and showed no
support for
Castro, thus
pushing him to
form a good
friendship with
USSR.
Fed up with Castro nationalizing some of the American
corporations located in Cuba, US decided get rid of Castro.
The Bay
of Pigs
the CIA trains and
equips a group of Cuban
exiles to attack Castro
the group lands at the
Bay of Pigs and plans to
take over Cuba in 1961
Castro personally leads
the defense of Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
We went eyeball-to-eyeball with the
Russians, and the other man blinked!
30 Lessons in niLed SLaLes HisLory
Assessment Actlvlty
In ordcr io dcmonsiraic
your undcrsianding ol ilc
cvcnis surrounding ilc Cu-
lan Missilc Crisis, as wcll
as ilc dillcrcni pcrspcciivcs
ol ilosc involvcd, you will
5tudent Wrltten and Performed Hlstorlcal 5cene "0n The 8rlnk"
worl wiil ilrcc classmaics
io wriic and pcrlorm a slori
sccnc ilai imagincs wlai a
iclcviscd pancl discussion
lciwccn Kcnncdy, Klrusl-
clcv, and Casiro during ilc
lcigli ol ilc 1962 Crisis
would lavc lccn lilc. Lacl
claracicr musi lavc a mini-
mum ol lvc spcaling lincs.
Tlc sccnc will coniain lour
claracicrs:
Tlc sccnc, as wriiicn ly
you and your classmaics,
slould usc ilc rcporicrs
qucsiions io ilc ilrcc lcad-
crs and ilcir rcsponscs io il-
lusiraic wlai was lappcning
lciwccn ilc Uniicd Siaics,
ilc U.S.S.R., and Cula in
Ociolcr 1962. Malc surc
your sccnc cxplains ilc rca-
sons lor ilc Missilc Crisis
and, imporianily, low ii was
1) PresidenL of Lhe niLed SLaLes |ohn l. Kennedy
2) SovieL Chairman NikiLa Khrushchev
3) Cuban leader lidel CasLro
4) An inLernaLional reporLer who will ask quesLions of Lhe Lhree leaders abouL Lhe Crisis
rcsolvcd. Tlc ilrcc lcadcrs
in your sccnc slould inicr-
aci noi only wiil ilc ncws
rcporicr lui also wiil cacl
oilcr. Tlc sccnc slould
accuraicly rclcci ilc posi-
iions and lclicls ol ilcsc
ilrcc mcn rcgarding ilc
Culan Missilc Crisis. In ad-
diiion, you will nccd io crc-
aic laclground visuals and
props io lclp lring your
sccnc io lilc. Iinally, you
can usc ilc iiilc lclow (On
ilc lrinl`) or comc up wiil
onc ol your own.
You will lc cvaluaicd on
ilc scripi ilai you crcaic
(including ilc laclground
visuals and props), as wcll
as on your pcrlormancc ol
ilc sccnc.
|crc : thc rubrc your tcdchcr wll u:c to cvdludtc your cllort:.
Did Lhe scripL and performance accuraLely porLray Kennedy, Khrushchev, and
CasLro's perspecLives on Lhe Cuban Missile Crisis7
Was Lhere a minimum of hve speaking lines for each person7
Did Lhe acLors use loud speaking voices7
Was Lhe acLing used Lo show emoLion and porLray evenLs7
Were backgrounds and props used Lo help bring Lhe play Lo life7
Was each group member serious and professional7
30 Lessons in niLed SLaLes HisLory
Assessment Actlvlty
In ordcr io dcmonsiraic
your undcrsianding ol ilc
cvcnis surrounding ilc Cu-
lan Missilc Crisis, as wcll
as ilc dillcrcni pcrspcciivcs
ol ilosc involvcd, you will
5tudent Wrltten and Performed Hlstorlcal 5cene "0n The 8rlnk"
worl wiil ilrcc classmaics
io wriic and pcrlorm a slori
sccnc ilai imagincs wlai a
iclcviscd pancl discussion
lciwccn Kcnncdy, Klrusl-
clcv, and Casiro during ilc
lcigli ol ilc 1962 Crisis
would lavc lccn lilc. Lacl
claracicr musi lavc a mini-
mum ol lvc spcaling lincs.
Tlc sccnc will coniain lour
claracicrs:
Tlc sccnc, as wriiicn ly
you and your classmaics,
slould usc ilc rcporicrs
qucsiions io ilc ilrcc lcad-
crs and ilcir rcsponscs io il-
lusiraic wlai was lappcning
lciwccn ilc Uniicd Siaics,
ilc U.S.S.R., and Cula in
Ociolcr 1962. Malc surc
your sccnc cxplains ilc rca-
sons lor ilc Missilc Crisis
and, imporianily, low ii was
1) PresidenL of Lhe niLed SLaLes |ohn l. Kennedy
2) SovieL Chairman NikiLa Khrushchev
3) Cuban leader lidel CasLro
4) An inLernaLional reporLer who will ask quesLions of Lhe Lhree leaders abouL Lhe Crisis
rcsolvcd. Tlc ilrcc lcadcrs
in your sccnc slould inicr-
aci noi only wiil ilc ncws
rcporicr lui also wiil cacl
oilcr. Tlc sccnc slould
accuraicly rclcci ilc posi-
iions and lclicls ol ilcsc
ilrcc mcn rcgarding ilc
Culan Missilc Crisis. In ad-
diiion, you will nccd io crc-
aic laclground visuals and
props io lclp lring your
sccnc io lilc. Iinally, you
can usc ilc iiilc lclow (On
ilc lrinl`) or comc up wiil
onc ol your own.
You will lc cvaluaicd on
ilc scripi ilai you crcaic
(including ilc laclground
visuals and props), as wcll
as on your pcrlormancc ol
ilc sccnc.
|crc : thc rubrc your tcdchcr wll u:c to cvdludtc your cllort:.
Did Lhe scripL and performance accuraLely porLray Kennedy, Khrushchev, and
CasLro's perspecLives on Lhe Cuban Missile Crisis7
Was Lhere a minimum of hve speaking lines for each person7
Did Lhe acLors use loud speaking voices7
Was Lhe acLing used Lo show emoLion and porLray evenLs7
Were backgrounds and props used Lo help bring Lhe play Lo life7
Was each group member serious and professional7