The Cuban Missile Crisis

By E.J. Carter

Book Overview

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? -- From Revolution to Totalitarianism -- The Cold War -- Castro and the Cuban Revolution -- JFK and the Election of 1960 -- Disaster at the Bay of Pigs -- Sparring in Vienna and Berlin -- Arming Cuba -- Ex Comm -- Invasion vs. blockade -- Going public -- Diplomacy -- Eyeball to eyeball -- The Jupiters -- A possible solution -- New tensions -- The secret missile swap -- Doomsday scenarios -- Changing historical evaluations -- 1989 -- Timeline.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403438064
• ISBN13: 9781403438065
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7