In class: What was the history of US Relationships with the Caribbean and Central America at the start of the 1960s? Research and presentations on the following topics.
In October of 1962, it was discovered the the USSR had begun to transport nuclear weapons to the island of Cuba. President Kennedy was faced with the task of figuring out what to do.
The options considered included the following three:
Diplomacy
Blockade
Airstrikes and Invasion
Write a speech in defense of your assigned position and be ready to debate next class.