Cuban Crisis Course
Dive into the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis using original documents, Cold War tactics, and worldwide responses. Tailored for humanities experts, it hones analytical abilities, storytelling, and crisis insights ideal for education, studies, and policy roles. Gain confidence in source handling and balanced historical arguments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course delivers a focused, evidence-based examination of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, covering Cold War origins, key events, resolution, and lasting effects. Participants engage with primary sources, build timelines, evaluate perspectives, and master techniques for archival research, evidence analysis, and persuasive writing on nuclear diplomacy and strategy.
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Develop skills
- Reconstruct Cuban Missile Crisis timelines confidently from primary sources.
- Quickly analyze nuclear strategies including deterrence, MAD, and brinkmanship.
- Assess Cold War archives for bias, reliability, and supporting evidence.
- Explain decision-making in NSC, EXCOMM, and Soviet Politburo contexts.
- Use historiography and IR theories for clear, balanced crisis accounts.
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