The Cold War Begins | The Iron Curtain Descends | Digital Learning Activity
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THE COLD WAR! How did it begin? What were some of the most important aspects of the creation of tensions between the worlds superpowers? Do you want to give your students a visually stunning activity to help them understand these key issues? Check out this activity that lays it all out for them!
This "The Cold War Begins: The Iron Curtain Descends" Distance Learning Activity includes:
1) A document-based activity that will help your students understand the start of the Cold War. Students will identify and describe the importance of key events that sparked tension between the US and the USSR including:
➙ The split of Germany
➙ The Truman Doctrine
➙ The Berlin Blockade
➙ Soviet Satellite Nations
➙ The formation of NATO.
Next, students will draw on a map the new look of the post-war Europe and what the divided Germany looks like. Finally, students will examine three documents about US post-war foreign policy. These documents include an excerpt from The Truman Doctrine Speech, the Marshall Plan Speech, and a letter from a Soviet Ambassador to Moscow. This will give students different points of view on the United States' goal in foreign policy.
This activity can be used in many different ways in the classroom. Students can work independently, in pairs or this activity can be used as a jigsaw in order to facilitate a class wide discussion about the topics discussed in the activity.
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➙ 5 Question Quiz
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