Berlin Wall 1961 - Cold War & Superpower - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 12

This lesson takes the students through the causes, events, consequences and importance of the building of the Berlin Wall.

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: **

• Starter: Recap Quiz to go over the Berlin Ultimatum and Refugee Crisis
  Background Slides: With easy to follow maps and an outline of the events shortly before the building of the Berlin Wall.
• Task Sheet 1: A printable comprehension sheet about the causes, events and consequences
• Task Sheet 2: A sort task (see image) where students read each statement and decide if the fact is a cause, an event or a consequence of the building of the wall.
• Task 3: Write Kennedy’s West Berlin Speech
• Exam Questions: One question about the building of the Berlin Wall for each of the three types in this paper.
• Fact Sheet: All the information the students need on one A4 sheet. This can be used in place of the text books.

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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