The Cuban Rafter Crisis

Grade 5•45 minutes•When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine the main idea of a text, explain how they are supported by key details and summarize the text.

Learning Objective

I can identify the main idea and some key details in a text about the Cuban Rafter Crisis.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 3 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain how Fidel Castro's announcement on August 12th, 1994, directly contributed to the increase in Cuban citizens attempting to leave the country by sea.

2. The speaker in the video mentions both the Cuban government's actions and President Clinton's response. How did these two factors combine to influence the events of the Cuban Rafter Crisis?

3. Imagine you are a historian studying the Cuban Rafter Crisis. Based on the information in this video, what further questions would you want to investigate to gain a more complete understanding of this event and its impact on both Cuba and the United States?

Educational Video

Cuban Rafter Crisis of 1994

Naples Daily News

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