GCSE Cold War L4 - Atomic Bombs and Declining Relations

This lesson contains:

• A starter to recap some of the knowledge so far in the course.
• A discussion about the success or failure of the three conferences going forward into the rest of the 1940’s. Students judge how well the USSR came out of these negotiations and what they gained.
• An overview of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan after Postdam with images of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Students consider how Stalin might react.
• An opportunity to analyse a historian’s opinion of Stalin’s next steps, then use the guided reading on the worksheet to complete the questions down the side about the impact of the use of the atomic bombs.
• An overview of the Long Telegram and Novikov Telegram and their consequences.
• A discussion of what Stalin would do next after the telegrams.
• A plenary to write to Truman recommending how to contain communism without starting a war.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 1 x Publisher File