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Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91

The lesson aims to explore the development of nuclear weapons and their significance in the Cold War.

Students will first learn the devastating effects of a nuclear fallout before examining why they were developed by the USA and how the Superpower rivalry spurred the Soviet Union on to develop weapons of her own in a comprehension exercise.

Students will also complete a fill in the gaps exercise of how nuclear weapons were meant to act as a deterrent to a nuclear war.

There is also some excellent Pathé news footage of the tests conducted at the time, from which students use inference to evaluate the real propaganda behind the headlines given.

There is some GCSE question practice to complete at the end with help and prompts given if required.

The final task is to complete a road map as students attempt to answer questions correctly to reach the safety of a nuclear bomb shelter.

The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout this and subsequent lessons to show the progress of learning.

The lessons in this bundle are therefore linked together to build up a picture of how diplomacy, propaganda and spying led two Superpowers with opposing political ideologies to create tensions, rivalries and distrust as well as subsequently forming mutual understanding and cooperation over the time period in question.

The resource includes retrieval practice, suggested teaching strategies, differentiated material and GCSE question practice.

It comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

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Cold War GCSE Bundle Part 1

This bundle is the first part in a series of lessons I have created for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-1991. The lessons are all differentiated, fully resourced, amenable on Powerpoint and are tailored to enable the students to achieve the highest grades. The lessons will allow students to demonstrate (AO1) knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the period studied from the formation of the Grand Alliance to the outcomes of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam as well as the ideologies of East and West and the Berlin crisis. They will explain and analyse (AO2) second-order concepts such as change and continuity in tensions between East and West, the causes and consequences of the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact as well as the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid. The lessons are as follows: L1 Origins of the Cold War L2 Conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam L3 The Kennan and Novikov Telegrams L4 Soviet Satellite States L5 Truman Doctrine L6 Marshall Aid L7 Cominform and Comecon (free resource) L8 Berlin Crisis 1948 L9 NATO and Warsaw Pact L10 Significance of Arms Race (free resource) L11 Hungarian Uprising The lessons are enquiry based with a key question posed at the start of the lessons and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning. The lessons in this bundle are therefore linked together to build up a picture of how diplomacy, propaganda and spying led two Superpowers with opposing political ideologies to create tensions, rivalries and distrust as well as subsequently form mutual understanding and cooperation over the time period in question. The resources include retrieval practice, suggested teaching strategies, differentiated materials and GCSE exam practice questions and come in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

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