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The Cuban Missile Crisis: 

The Cuban Missile Crisis Graceful Generalizing, Cold War Strategy, and seeing all sides in less than 50 minutes.

The ABC-CLIO Inquiry Method: 

The ABC-CLIO Inquiry Method Step 1: Develop Key Questions Step 2: Need To Know Step 3: Develop More Key Questions Step 4: More Need To Know Step 5: The Enduring Dilemma Step 6: Investigate

#1. Key Questions: Asking the questions that allow for broader analysis : 

#1. Key Questions: Asking the questions that allow for broader analysis What was the Cold War? Who where the main opponents during the Cold War? When and what was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who were the critical leaders? What was the reality of MRBMs and IRBMs?

A war of Ideology and Unthinkable weapons: Political and Economic: 

A war of Ideology and Unthinkable weapons: Political and Economic

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What was the Cold War? Who where the main opponents during the Cold War? When and what was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who were the critical leaders? What was the reality of MRBMs and IRBMs?

Main Protaganists: JF Kennedy and N Khruschev: 

Main Protaganists: JF Kennedy and N Khruschev

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What was the Cold War? Who where the main opponents during the Cold War? When and what was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who were the critical leaders? What was the reality of MRBMs and IRBMs?

Birds of a Feather: F Castro and N Khruschev in ideological embrace.: 

Birds of a Feather: F Castro and N Khruschev in ideological embrace.

The “Proof”: Clear evidence of a secret build-up of missiles (MRBM and IRBM) in Cuba.: 

The “Proof”: Clear evidence of a secret build-up of missiles (MRBM and IRBM) in Cuba.

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What was the Cold War? Who where the main opponents during the Cold War? When and what was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who were the critical leaders? What was the reality of MRBMs and IRBMs?

Medium Range and Intermediate Ranges for Russian Missiles.: 

Medium Range and Intermediate Ranges for Russian Missiles.

3. More Need to Know: Second level of questions.: 

3. More Need to Know: Second level of questions. Why did the US react to the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba when the US had placed its own Jupiter IRBMs in Turkey? Why was it so critical for the US to go to the UN? Why move to confrontation with the USSR/Cuba over the issue?

The US Jupiter IRBM: 15 in Turkey: 

The US Jupiter IRBM: 15 in Turkey

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Why did the US react to the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba when the US had placed its own Jupiter IRBMs in Turkey? Why was it so critical for the US to go to the UN? Why move to confrontation with the USSR/Cuba over the issue?

Evidence presented at the United Nations; support for a blockade.: 

Evidence presented at the United Nations; support for a blockade.

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Why did the US react to the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba when the US had placed its own Jupiter IRBMs in Turkey? Why was it so critical for the US to go to the UN? Why move to confrontation with the USSR/Cuba over the issue?

Brinkmanship: JFK will stop all Russians ships, period.: 

Brinkmanship: JFK will stop all Russians ships, period.

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Why did the US react to the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba when the US had placed its own Jupiter IRBMs in Turkey? Why was it so critical for the US to go to the UN? Why move to confrontation with the USSR/Cuba over the issue?

US naval vessel and patrol craft intercept and ward off a Russian freighter.: 

US naval vessel and patrol craft intercept and ward off a Russian freighter.

JFK and military advisors – options?: 

JFK and military advisors – options?

5. The Enduring Dilemma: “What were the real motivations that lead Kennedy and Khruschev to act as they did?”: 

5. The Enduring Dilemma: “What were the real motivations that lead Kennedy and Khruschev to act as they did?” Nuclear Arms Race. Ideological Conflict/Aspirations. Third World Rivalries. Relations with Allies (esp. USSR and Cuba). Domestic Impact of Foreign Policy. Personalities of the leaders.