GCSE Cold War L1 - Ideological Differences of Capitalism & Communism

This lesson contains:

• A starter with eight prompt images about the Cold War to see what students already know about some of the pictures.
• An introduction to what a ‘cold’ war is and what it means. Then an introduction into the situation in the 1940’s with Hitler being surrounded by the major powers.
• An overview of the major players of the Cold War including the USA and USSR and where they are. The USSR is also broken down into its meaning.
• A consolidation task to fill in gaps to give an overview of the info covered so far.
• A task to read the information provided and complete questions about the differences between capitalism and communism. The extension is to consider what both sides thought of the other.
• A plenary crossword exercise provided.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 3 x Publisher Files