Fall of the Berlin Wall

This Cold War lesson investigates life behind the wall and reasons why the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with flow diagram, categorising events activity, diamond 9, a consolidation ‘write an account’ question and two plenaries.

Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion.

This lesson is the perfect follow on to our ‘Berlin Wall’ lesson, which focuses on why the wall was built (purpose and propaganda) available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12921677

This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The Cold War’ which includes the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Introduction, Salami Tactics, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, the three Conferences, Vietnam and the My Lai Massacre.

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