Cold War Communism and Capitalism

Need an engaging start to the Cold War topic? Students will love this lesson on why there was tension in 1945.

This is the first lesson for the** AQA GCSE** module** ‘Conflict and Tension between East and West: 1945-1972**.’ Although can be used or modified for other exam boards.

This is a full, 1 hour lesson, that will engage students from the start. The aim of the lesson is to understand why there was tension between the USA and USSR in 1945. It covers the difference between Communism and Capitalism, includes an engaging map activity to give students the geography of the Cold War as well as a comprehensive worksheet on other reasons for tension; including the atomic bomb, division of Germany post WWII and the arms race.

Students have a range of activties from colour coding, map work, guided reading and linking pictures to sum up their learning.

The lesson downloads as a fully editable powerpoint and all resources are included for a quick **download and go **lesson.