Hungarian Uprising 1956 - Cold War & Superpower Relations - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 10

This bumper lesson contains everything you need to teach the causes, importance, events and consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.

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 PowerPoint includes:

• Recap: A task where students are asked to look at a timeline of Cold War events so far and discuss which events will have caused the most amount of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union.
• Task 1: Short term and long term consequences table.
• Task 2: A narrative account storyboard which can easily be used alongside the fact sheet.
• Task 3: Students organise the events into either causes, events or consequences (see image). This will help students identify a consequence for the exam question.
• Task 4: A comprehension sheet with additional extension task if needed asking students to explain why the USA did not support the uprising.
• EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Hungarian Uprising 1956 [8] - Students given two example sections to analyse and then expected to write their own.
• RECAP 1: Students given 10 answers and have to write one question to fit each
• RECAP 2: 10 basic questions about the Hungarian Uprising to test student knowledge.

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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