The Cold War (KS3) full SOW and resources

A unit of work for KS3, giving students an overview of the Cold War. Included is a thorough SOW and accompanying resources. The unit builds students to GCSE level knowledge and understanding focusing on importance for international relations (Edexcel GCSE History in particular). The unit uses GCSE grades as learning objectives but is designed for KS3 students as a transitionary or bridging unit between KS3 and KS4. Included is a one A4 page knowledge organiser and knowledge organiser tests. Each lesson assesses the tension rating between the USA and USSR with students filling in a bar chart of rising and falling tension across the Cold War. Lessons include:

1. Capitalism v. communism
2. The end of WW2
3. The atomic bomb
4. The Berlin Wall
5. The Cuban Missile Crisis
6. Detente
7. The space race
8. Reagan and SDI (star wars)
9. The fall of the Berlin Wall