Cuban Missile Crisis & Bay of Pigs - Cold War - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 13

This lesson presents a number of tasks for the student to complete to gain an understanding of the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the consequences of the crisis for the development of the Cold War.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson!
• 1 x Main Power Point Lesson

The main PowerPoint includes:

• RECAP: Class clip from BBC Bitesize and map showing the location of Cuba in relation to the key areas of the Cold War so far.
• BACKGROUND: 12 clearly presented slides covering the main events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis if you would like to take the students through this in presentation format. Each slide animated to bring in information step by step. Each slide begins with a connective phrase which will be useful for the students in their narrative accounts.
• TASK SHEET 1: A basic comprehension sheet for students to either fill in or use to show their understanding in their book. (Printable).
• TASK SHEET 2: A storyboard style sheet which includes 10 boxes with key terms for each stage which students can use to analyse the links between the events. (Printable)
• TASK SHEET 3: A worksheet which asks the students to think about the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis and develop an explanation for each one. An example is given for the students to see the difference between their ‘point’ and the ‘explanation’ of this point.
• CHALLENGE TASK: Students asked to identify and explain key turning points in the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• EXAM QUESTIONS: 3 example exam questions which can be based around this topic (Consequences, narrative account and importance).
• PLENARY: Students handed a storyboard of events which has been mixed up - they should correct the order of the events.**

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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