Kristopher+W.

=**May 10, 2010 - Preliminary research**=

Please post the following items:


 * Working thesis statement:**

The Cuban missile crisis not only caused uneasiness for the citizens of the United States of America but as well as the people of the world because of the fear of a nuclear holocaust and ultimately the end of existence as they knew it.


 * Working bibliography:**[] --- book

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[] --- guide line to my paper

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[] --- background information and interview with general involved in the cuban missile crisis

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Secret Subs: Cuban Missile Crisis --- documentary movie (discovery)

I – introduction A- Background information on the Cuban missile crisis 1. The cold war 2. The Bay of Pigs invasion B – Thesis statement: The Cuban missile crisis not only caused uneasiness for the citizens of the United States of America but as well as the people of the world because of the fear of a nuclear holocaust and ultimately the end of existence as they knew it. II - key players A – John F. Kennedy 1. President of the United States of America during the crisis C – Nikta Khrushchev 1. Soviet leader D – Fidel Castro 1. Cuban dictator and communist radical III – 13 days A- days 1-5 B- days 6-10 C- days 11-13 IV – after math A – American reactions 1. Fear of the cold war turning hot B – Cuban reactions 1. Feared another American invasion C – Soviet reactions D – World reactions 1. Fear of a nuclear war V – Conclusion A – Restate thesis