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Unit 5: The origins of the Cold War, 1941-1958

Use the copy of the textbook below to complete the tasks in the PowerPoints:

Cold War Textbook

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cold War

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to explain 3 reasons why the USA and USSR fell out.

  2. To be able to identify Communist and Capitalist ideas and beliefs.

Intro to the Cold War

Lead up to the Cold War Note Taking

Feature of the Cold War Table

Capitalism and Communism Sorting Table

Homework

Topic Sheet

Lesson 2: Peace Conferences

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to identify the main issues of conflict at the peace conferences

  2. To be able to evaluate how relations changed due to the peace conferences

Peace Conferences

Optional summary sheet

Optional notes from the board to annotate

Lesson 3: War of Words

Lesson objectives:

  1. The impact on US-Soviet relations of the development of the atomic bomb, 

  2. the impact the Kennan Long and Novikov telegrams on international relations

  3. how the USSR increased control over  Soviet satellite states Eastern Europe.

War of Words

Map

Lesson 4: Influence in Europe

Lesson objectives:

  1. To be able to describe the key features of America’s policies in Europe

  2. To be able to compare the actions of the USA and USSR

Influence in Europe

Lesson 5: Berlin Blockade

Lesson objectives: To be able to explain:

  1. Why Stalin blockaded Berlin

  2. How the West reacted

  3. The final outcome of the Blockade

Berlin Blockade

Lesson 6: NATO and Warsaw

Lesson objectives:

  1. Essential : to be able to explain the importance of NATO and Warsaw

  2. Challenging: To understand how these systems changed the relationship between East and West
     

NATO and Warsaw

Lesson 7: The Arms Race

Lesson objectives:

  1. Essential: to be able to explain the arms race involved in the 1950s

  2. Challenging: to be able to explain the long term importance of this event and how it changed the relationship between east and west

The Arms Race

Lesson 8: The Hungarian Crisis, 1956

Lesson objectives:

  1. Essential:   students must be able to explain the key features of the Hungarian uprising  1956

  2. Challenging: students must be able to explain the long term significance of the Hungarian uprising and the impact on the Eastern sphere of influence. 
     

The Hungarian Crisis 1956

Stanborough History Curriculum

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