How did the Arms Race and Space Race drive the US and the Soviet Union apart?
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*This package contains a handout (in four formats: Apple Pages, Word, PDF, and Google Doc) and a PowerPoint (also available as an Apple Keynote).
*You may edit the Word Doc to meet your students’ needs.
*You may copy+paste and/or adapt the following information into your lesson plans.
THE COLD WAR
LESSON 8
AIM: How did the Arms Race and Space Race drive the US and USSR apart?
✅ ACTIVITY 1: DO NOW/GRAPH ANALYSIS
Students will analyze a graph showing the nuclear stockpiles of the US and USSR between 1945-2005.
✅ ACTIVITY 2: TEXT ANALYSIS
Students will read a text and answer questions. Can be completed in pairs.
✅ ACTIVITY 3: PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS
Students will analyze an excerpt from a speech by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1956 detailing his point of view on US actions during the beginning of the Cold War. Students will analyze an excerpt from Robert D. Launius’ Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age detailing Lyndon B. Johnson’s (then Senate Majority Leader) ideas and beliefs about the Space Race.
✅ ACTIVITY 4: ASSESSMENT
Students may choose one of two options for an assessment/exit ticket.
*******ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDED WITH BOTH*******
These resources are also included if your students need additional support:
✅ ACTIVITY 5: Guided Notes (PowerPoint included)
✅ ACTIVITY 6: Political Cartoon Analysis.
PowerPoint included with key terms. Counts as differentiation for visual learners with broken down definitions for students (or emerging ENL students) that need the extra reinforcement.
Optional Additional Assessment: Students may answer the AIM using the R.A.C.E.R. format (FREE Download Here).
