ActiveHistory: IBDP History Revision

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Causes and Significance


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"What were the causes and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis?".

Designed for: IBDP History Students (P2, Cold War; P3 Americas).

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https://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/IB/americas/jfk.php

Overview:

This podcasts stresses that the Cuban Missile Crisies is a great example of a Cold War crisis for Paper 2 IBDP history, as it also brings in two cold war leaders: Kennedy and Khrushchev. It focuses on the CAUSES of the crisis (and who was perhaps most to blame for it); how close it came to war between the superpowers; how and why it was resolved; and with what consequences.

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ActiveHistory: IBDP History RevisionBy Russel Tarr (ActiveHistory.co.uk)