ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR (3 Days)
California Content Standard
10.9 Students analyze the international developments in the post–World War II world.
1. Compare the economic and military power shifts caused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, the development of nuclear weapons, Soviet control over Eastern Euro pean nations, and the economic recoveries of Germany and Japan.
2. Analyze the causes of the Cold War, with the free world on one side and Soviet client states on the other, including competition for influence in such places as Egypt, the Congo, Vietnam, and Chile.
1. Compare the economic and military power shifts caused by the war, including the Yalta Pact, the development of nuclear weapons, Soviet control over Eastern Euro pean nations, and the economic recoveries of Germany and Japan.
2. Analyze the causes of the Cold War, with the free world on one side and Soviet client states on the other, including competition for influence in such places as Egypt, the Congo, Vietnam, and Chile.
Goals & Objectives
GOALS: Students will analyze the origins of the Cold War.
OBJECTIVES: Through the use of a handout and lecture students will understand the origins of the cold war and it’s impact on post-war Europe.
OBJECTIVES: Through the use of a handout and lecture students will understand the origins of the cold war and it’s impact on post-war Europe.
Anticipatory Activity
Before beginning our Cold War Unit we will spend time analyzing and interpreting our vocabulary by creating cold war propaganda posters. Each student has been put into pre-determined groups of 3-4. Students will create posters that interpret our vocabulary words as they pertain to the Cold War. Students will then guess which poster represents a Cold War vocabulary word. Students will then present their findings to the rest of the class.