Reference no: EM133704452 , Length: 1 pages
Assignment:
1. Read chapters, and watch the History channel documentary the Cuban Missile Crisis.
2. Based on the documentary, briefly summarize the genesis (roots) of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Use examples from the film and any background reading to elaborate on your response.
3. Imagine yourself as an intern at the White House tasked with briefing your supervisor, analyze why the Soviet Union and Cuba attempted to target the US by placing nuclear missiles in Cuba.
4. Based on your understanding of tools of statecraft, discuss the options for the United States, and the choice they eventually made to force the Soviet Union (and Cuba) to remove the weapons.
5. What finally led to the end of the crisis? What are your personal views on how the conflict was resolved? Elaborate on your position.
6. Provide a separate reference page (including the use of the textbook).
Write up to one page please
Textbook: Essentials of international relations by Karen A Mingst and Heather Elko Mckibben