Berlin Wall

This Cold War lesson investigates why the Berlin Wall was built: the purpose of it and how it was used as propaganda for both sides.

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, think pair share activity, mini plenaries, source/interpretation sheet with questions, a consolidation explain written question and two plenaries.

Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion.

This lesson is the precursor to our ‘Fall of the Berlin Wall’ lesson available here:

This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘The Cold War’ which includes the fall of 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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