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Imagine going about your life knowing that, at any given moment, you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warning at the push of a button. This was the reality for millions of people during the forty-five year period after World War II now known as the Cold War. Matthew A. Jordan explains the history behind the peak of all this panic — the thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Lesson by Mathew A. Jordan, animation by Patrick Smith.
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APA Style
TED-Ed. (2021, March 25). The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2347/the-history-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis---matthew/
Chicago Style
TED-Ed. "The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 25, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2347/the-history-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis---matthew/.
MLA Style
TED-Ed. "The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Mar 2021. Web. 26 Nov 2024.
