Cuban Crisis Course
Dive into the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis using original documents, Cold War tactics, and worldwide responses. Tailored for those in humanities, it hones skills in analysis, storytelling, and interpreting crises to support teaching, research, and policy roles in Sierra Leone and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course delivers a focused examination of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, covering Cold War origins, key events, resolution, and lasting effects. Learners engage with primary sources, build timelines, evaluate diverse viewpoints, and master techniques for archival research, evidence analysis, and structured arguments on nuclear diplomacy and strategy.
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Develop skills
- Reconstruct the Cuban Missile Crisis timeline confidently from primary sources.
- Quickly analyse nuclear strategies such as deterrence, MAD, and brinkmanship.
- Assess Cold War archives for bias, reliability, and supporting evidence in studies.
- Describe crisis decisions in groups like NSC, EXCOMM, and Soviet Politburo.
- Use history and international relations theories to build clear, fair crisis accounts.
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