Significance and Factors of the Cuban Missile Crisis
History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the factors leading to and the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis, encouraging students to analyze, compare, and justify their ideas.
Topics covered:
#Significance & Factors
#Categorize these factors into Political, Social, Economic, and Religious groups
#History
#Standard
#Cuban Missile Crisis
#Evaluate the relative importance of different factors
#Identify key factors that contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis
#Major Crises
#Explain the significance of the crisis in Cold War history
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Significance and Factors of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Introduction to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Source A: Excerpt from a Cold War historian
'The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a pivotal moment in Cold War history, as it brought the superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. Key factors included Cold War tensions, Cuba's alliance with the USSR, and the US's policy of containment.' Provenance: Historian analysis, published in a history textbook, 2005.
1.
Outline the main factors that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. (4 marks)
[4 marks]2.
Compare the political and social factors that contributed to the crisis. Which was more significant? Justify your answer. (6 marks)
[6 marks]3.
Explain how the economic factors influenced the Cuban Missile Crisis.
[3 marks]4.
Analyse why the presence of US missiles in Turkey was a significant factor in the crisis.
[6 marks]5.
Rank the following factors in order of importance in causing the Cuban Missile Crisis: Cold War tensions, Cuba's alliance with the USSR, US missile in Turkey, US policies of containment. Justify your ranking with evidence. (8 marks)
[8 marks]6.
Explain the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Cold War history.
[3 marks]7.
Compare the impact of political and military factors in escalating the crisis.
[6 marks]8.
Outline how the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis affected US-USSR relations.
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