Fea's Research: Monday, December 27th, 2010

Today Fea found a documentary on youtube about the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was produced by the Discovery Channel, titled DEFCON 2. The documentary was somewhat helpful, as it provided Fea with a better understanding of the timeline of events during the crisis. However, a good chunk of the documentary focused on the tinier details (the photography which revealed the Soviet missiles, the mechanics behind all of the technology used in the crisis, etc.) rather than discussing the actual reasons why each country and its leaders acted as they did. After watching the documentary, Fea also searched for clips of President John F. Kennedy of the United States as well as clips of President Nikita Khrushev of the URSS recorded during the crisis. Fea found a couple of videos of John F. Kennedy addressing the nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis, however, the video clips were not all that helpful, as they gave practically the same factual information that the documentary had already provided.