Prague Spring Brezhnev Doctrine - Cold War - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 14

This lesson outlines the main events, consequences and importance of the Prague Spring (1968) and following Brezhnev Doctrine.

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 key term match up linking back to the previous lesson about the Cuban Missile Crisis (see lesson 12).
• STARTER: Students have to use a variety of clipart images to identify the problems and concerns of the Czech people living under a Communist dictatorship.
• BACKGROUND: A series of slides takes the students through a possible teacher led introduction to the Prague Spring and the reforms that were made by Dubcek.
• TASK 1: Students are prompted to write a series of 6 structured diary entries from a Czech citizen about the events that unfolded during 1968. Higher ability students will be expected to consider the reaction and emotions of the Czech people who wanted reforms.
• TASK 3: 4 example exams questions are given to potentially assess student knowledge and understanding of these events.
• PLENARY: Students to be handed an A4 sheet (copied from the pp) and find other students in the class who can answer the questions for them. Potential for competition.
• FACT SHEET: A fully detailed fact sheet for the students to use for the lesson or revision.**

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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