This lesson focuses on how the Bay of Pigs invasion influenced the attitude of Fidel Castro towards Kennedy and the United States. Includes role play, discussion, and research. Students then write a letter from Nikita Krushchev to Fidel Castro urging an alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union. Student handouts are provided.

Concepts

john f. kennedy

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Additional Tags

cold war, relations with cuba, bay of pigs

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice