The world has never come closer to the brink of nuclear war than it did during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, one of the most dramatic episodes in U.S. diplomatic history.
Choose from several teaching activities related to the Cuban Missile Crisis. These activities correlate to National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government
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