Cold War - Cuban Missile Crisis - Events and Consequences

KS3/KS4 History resources: 50 mins-1 hour PP, worksheets, well differentiated.

These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last between fifty minutes and one hour each.

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This ‘outstanding’ rated lesson doesn’t really need any handouts - it can be run from the presentation alone.

Two starters are included - a recap of the Berlin Blockade and Korean War, or a source analysis hook into the ‘arm wrestle’ between JFK and Khrushchev.

The main part of the lesson is a game that puts students in the shoes of John F Kennedy, responding to events in Cuba. This is followed by an assessment of the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with differentiated learning objectives.

An optional handout and gapfill are included, however it is better when students simply record their options for each decision without the handout, as having the handout gives the game away. However the handout could then be distributed to ensure that students have understood the events.

In order not to rush this lesson it could easily be expanded over two lessons.

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