Arms Race - Cold War & Superpower Relations - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 9

This lesson has a focus on the development of nuclear weapons from 1945 until the end of the 1950s along with its impact on US Soviet Relations at the start of the Cold War.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson!
• 1 x Main Power Point Lesson

The main Power Point Includes:

• RECAP: Students given an A-Z grid and asked to think of one or two key terms they have already learned for this whole unit.
• BACKGROUND: A basic slide covering the development of nuclear weapons. Allows the students a chance to understand and discuss the various types of nuclear weapons at this time.
• STARTER: Questions and key terms to be discussed. A class clip which key questions to the side.
• TASK 1: A printable comprehension sheet using the fact sheet from the lesson which is also provided.
• TASK 2: Students to use the fact sheet to create their own timeline/living graph to show the development and threat level of each stage.
• EXAM QUESTION: Explain the importance of the Arms Race to the development of the Cold War after 1945. Sentence starters and help given.
• EXTENSION TASK: To infer meaning from a political cartoon about the Arms Race.
• RECAP: 10 Key questions from the lesson.

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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