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Grade 11, United States History from 1877 to the Present Std 10: Describe major foreign events and issues of the Kennedy Presidency, including the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Lesson Plans: A Look Back at the Bay of Pigs. Describe the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the historical context in which it occurred; analyze why the invasion failed; evaluate present-day evaluations of the events from both an American and a Cuban perspective; appraise the 40-year U.S. embargo on Cuba and defend or oppose its continuance. The Missile Crisis Students will review facts about the Cold War, and research and write a news article about a Cold War event. United States' Cuba Policy Collection of lesson plans and resources related to the ongoing tension between the U.S. and Cuba "To Be Or Not To Be": American Response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students simulate an Ex-Comm (Executive Committee of the National Security Council) meeting to brief President Kennedy about the high-flying U-2 American reconnaissance plane's discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba on October 15, 1962.

Resources: JFK Library and Museum National Security Archive Documents from the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Real Thirteen Days An overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis from the National Security Archive. It includes a chronology, photos and a description of the event and its background. Also included are student questions. Awesome Stories Behind the Movies: Thirteen Days Kennedy Space Center October 1960 The Untold Story of Jackson's Civil Rights Movement. Jackson Sun Times The Kennedy Assassination. An academic analysis of the conspiracy theories National Security Archive: The Bay of Pigs 40 Years After Alabama Virtual Library Best of History Websites History Timelines (Alternatime) Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress. Graphic Organizers
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