Beginning of the Cold War

Lesson on the beginning of the Cold War.

Used with Year 9 Students.

Includes:

• Source analysis starter activity.
• Information on the end of World War II and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
• Persuasive writing task.
• Recap on Communism.
• Information on the fear of Communist expansion with videos of Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech.
• Information on the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan with a video of Truman’s speech.
• Timeline of the peak of the Cold War.
• Mindmap plenary on the main reasons the Cold War began.