Name: ____________________
Date: ___/___/___
Period:_____
Cuban Missile Crisis Political Cartoon Analysis Essential Questions: • What Cold War events of the early 1960’s led the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? • How did the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union work together to deescalate the tensions and avoid a nuclear war? Directions: • Examine the political cartoons below and answer the accompanying questions using the knowledge you have gained about the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1960’s. The cartoon was drawn by Leslie Gilbert Lllingworth and published on October 29, 1962 in the British Newspaper The Daily Mail. Who drew the cartoon?
When was the cartoon published?
Where was the cartoon published?
What was happening in history at the time the cartoon was created? (context)
List the people, places, words and objects that appear in the cartoon (ONLY THINGS YOU CAN SEE)
List the actions or activities in the cartoon.
Which items have significant meaning or symbolism in the cartoon? Explain what each of the items symbolize.
Name: ____________________
Date: ___/___/___
Period:_____
Questions to Consider: • Using your knowledge of historical events, the political cartoon, and your analysis of the cartoon, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your answers should be detailed and specific. 1. What does the cartoon tell you about the relationship between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What would the result have been if either of the leaders had chosen to “push the button”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which leader do you think had the strongest position during the Cuban Missile Crisis? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the overall message of the cartoon according the the author? What specific evidence from the cartoon s your answer? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________
Date: ___/___/___
Period:_____
Cuban Missile Crisis Political Cartoon Analysis Essential Questions: • What Cold War events of the early 1960’s led the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? • How did the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union work together to deescalate the tensions and avoid a nuclear war? Directions: • Examine the political cartoons below and answer the accompanying questions using the knowledge you have gained about the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1960’s. The cartoon was drawn by Herb Block and published in 1962 in The Washington Post Who drew the cartoon?
When was the cartoon published?
Where was the cartoon published?
What was happening in history at the time the cartoon was created? (context)
List the people, places, words and objects that appear in the cartoon (ONLY THINGS YOU CAN SEE)
List the actions or activities in the cartoon.
Which items have significant meaning or symbolism in the cartoon? Explain what each of the items symbolize.
Name: ____________________
Date: ___/___/___
Period:_____
Questions to Consider: • Using your knowledge of historical events, the political cartoon, and your analysis of the cartoon, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your answers should be detailed and specific. 1. Describe the expressions of President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Why do they appear this way? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who or what seems to be in control in this cartoon? Why do you think this is the case? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. To what extent did the Cuban Missile Crisis and the other events of the early 1960’s change the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the overall message of the cartoon according the the author? What specific evidence from the cartoon s your answer? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________