The U2 Incident: video worksheets, differentiated

Comprehensive, thorough, 18-minute documentary really drills down into the events. Historical background, Open Skies, Article 360 malfunction, Powers shot down, detention, trial, Khrushchev’s press conference, US-USSR relations, Soviet hand strengthened, cooperation deferred until the US election, a prisoner-swap on the on the Glienicke Bridge, Powers treated as a traitor in US.

14 questions for the 18-min film Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

The video is available on YouTube by searching for “Gary Powers Shoot-Down and the U2 Spy Incident - The Cold War DOCUMENTARY”

Get your Cold War Keyword Bingo here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12566880

And your BBC HistoryFile Cold War series bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12332576

Have a look at the Soviet bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-file-the-soviets-all-five-12326786

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