The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted for a relatively short period of time but had the highest possible stakes. The United States was on the brink of a nuclear war very close to home. President Kennedy would call on a number of close advisers to help guide him through this crisis.

Imagine that you are an adviser to President Kennedy. You will need to check various resources to prepare a brief for the President to guide him through decisions he must make about the crisis. Visit each site in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, as directed below, and respond to each statement or question to help you prepare your brief.

“The World on the Brink: John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” Write a clear statement summarizing the situation Kennedy faced.









“Theodore C. Sorensen's memorandum, October 18, 1962.” List the possible courses of action, including some advantages and disadvantages of each.








“Letter to Nikita Khrushchev from Fidel Castro.” Describe the Cuban position.




Read or listen to President Kennedy’s speech to the nation at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, “Address to the Nation on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba.” Write a list of other actions he ultimately included.









(50 points)
Now, review your notes and write your brief for the president. Your brief should be three to four paragraphs and should provide a complete explanation of the problem and the possible solutions available to the President.
1. How should President Kennedy respond to the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba?

Malala claims that the Taliban is anti-education due to a fear that education leads to westernization. How does Malala, an educated fifteen-year-old Pakistani, confirm or contradict these fears? Answer in an essay of at least 300 words, using evidence from the excerpt.

What battle started on Breed's Hill?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Siege of Boston

Which items were invented by the Chinese?

Which of the
following best
describes Italy in
1848?
A. A series of kingdoms,
many under foreign
rule.
B. A unified, democratic
country.
C. A territory under
Russian control.

How did changes brought about by industrialization affect the farming industry in the late 1880s?

O They created a mass migration to rural areas of the south and west.

O They created an increase in land prices and a reduction in the land available for agriculture.

O They provided new machinery for farm production, reducing labor requirements.

O They caused an increase in the number of farms and workers required.

DO NOW 50 POINTS!!Match geography terms with their correct description.

Question 12 options:

tropical or sub-tropical grassland with few trees

an area that receives very little rain

a wide area of dry land located along the southern edge of the Sahara

a densely wooded area that receives an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches and has broad-leafed evergreen trees that form a continuous canopy
1.
Rain forest

2.
Sahel

3.
Savanna

4.
Desert

Question 9
The Crisis in Iran that undermined Jimmy Carter's presidency began in November 1979, when -
A) the Shah, a monarch supported by the United States, was forced to flee the country.
B) militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.
C) Carter helped broker a historic peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
D) religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic of Iran.

Which of the following Latin American countries was NOT the site of significant American intervention during this
period?
A. Nicaragua
B. Panama
C. Cuba
D. Grenada

Why were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri considered border states during the Civil War?

They were slave states that stayed in the Union.
They were slave states that had boundaries on the ocean.
They were free states that joined the Confederacy.
They were free states next to slave states.

According to the graph, in what years did US trade with Cuba peak?

why were tanks important on the battlefield in World war II?

Select the correct answer.
Which of these fields was the "Lost Generation" associated with?
OA. music
OB. movies
OC. literature
OD. science

Which of the following is an example of absolute chronology?

Who was Yasser Arafat? (please help)



a Jewish diplomat in the Israeli government



an Egyptian prime minister



a Palestinian leader of a terrorist group



an Iranian shah

control of the bosporus and dardanelles straits was a strategic objective in both world war 1 and world war 2 because these straits

What were the short term impacts of the transatlantic slave trade? ​

2- All people accepted to gave more power for the Federal Government. O a) True. O b) False.​

What side did Susie King Taylor support in the Cival War

Which person would have the highest social status in the Inca Empire?
A. A farmer
B. A soldier
C. A government official
D. A craftsperson​

Regarding the excerpt, what synthesized information helps make a campaign successful? Check all that apply.

Iris is listening to a jazz record from the 1960s that appears to have no structure at all. It seems completely improvised. What is Iris MOST likely
hearing?
OA free jazz
OB.
bossa nova
OC swing
D. bebop

what year did slavery get abolished

1.The Peace of Westphalia gave the Italian princes the right to determine the religion of their provinces.

True

False

2.Monarchs justified their absolutist claims by divine right—God had chosen kings to rule.

True

False

3.This time-period is known as the age of absolutism led by the English monarchs.

True

False

4.John Locke justified the Glorious Revolution, claiming that government is created to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

True

False

5.Absolute Monarchs used a system of economy called capitalism.

True

False

6.Peter the Great tried to move Russia away from western European influences.

True

False

7.Frederick the Great was the ruler of Russia who seized territory from Poland.

True

False

8.Louis XIV revoked his grandfather’s Edict of Nantes, and he fought four costly wars, mainly to acquire lands on France’s eastern borders.

True

False

9.Protestant and Catholic hostilities remained a prime cause for war, notably the Thirty Years War.

True

False

10.This time-period was a golden age of theater with France’s William Shakespeare as a prime example.

True

False

11.The principle stating that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime is known as habeas corpus.

True

False

12.The Glorious Revolution ended with Charles I with his head on the block.

True

False

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How were American Indians' lives affected by westward expansion during the 1800s? In a paragraph, explain what happened to American Indians as more white settlers began moving west. Provide at least two examples of how American Indians were treated.

What role does oil play in the economic and political challenges facing the Middle East?

Which of the following was a famous barbarian that attacked ancient Rome?
A. Attila the Hun
B. Genghis Khan
C. Mehmed I
D. Timur​

3 effects of the eruption of mount vesuvius

How was life different for the Native Americans compared to life for the Spanish in Central America?

Which part of Africa was not discovered by Europeans until the mid 1800s