Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91
The lesson aims to explore the development of nuclear weapons and their significance in the Cold War.
Students will first learn the devastating effects of a nuclear fallout before examining why they were developed by the USA and how the Superpower rivalry spurred the Soviet Union on to develop weapons of her own in a comprehension exercise.
Students will also complete a fill in the gaps exercise of how nuclear weapons were meant to act as a deterrent to a nuclear war.
There is also some excellent Pathé news footage of the tests conducted at the time, from which students use inference to evaluate the real propaganda behind the headlines given.
There is some GCSE question practice to complete at the end with help and prompts given if required.
The final task is to complete a road map as students attempt to answer questions correctly to reach the safety of a nuclear bomb shelter.
The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout this and subsequent lessons to show the progress of learning.
The lessons in this bundle are therefore linked together to build up a picture of how diplomacy, propaganda and spying led two Superpowers with opposing political ideologies to create tensions, rivalries and distrust as well as subsequently forming mutual understanding and cooperation over the time period in question.
The resource includes retrieval practice, suggested teaching strategies, differentiated material and GCSE question practice.
It comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
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Great resource, good activities! Thank you!!
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