Transcript The Cold War

Cold War ITC lesson
Tell students in the lesson before that
headphones will be required.
LO:
To understand how and why tensions increased in the Cold War.
To evaluate how propaganda and leadership in this period increased the tension.
Outcome: Students complete independent research to produce a top secret dossier (word on google docs – they need to email this to
themselves and print off by the next lesson) on their given aspect. Lesson 2: Stickers to show which side they are on. Americans all meet up
and USSR to share their findings (flags on the desk). They are then split up and asked to form new groups where each side is represented –
seated facing each other. On a ppt have issues for discussion – 1. “We are right to be concerned because you are building technology intent
to destroy us.” 2. “Spies are everywhere.” 3. “Media proves the danger you pose to us.” They share their knowledge. Then go back and
either discuss and answer the questions below in their books or set questions for hw. Plenary – feedback.
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USA on USSR military strength, leadership, technology.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/history/cold_war/cold_war_competition_crisis/arms_race_space_race/revision/1/
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
USSR on USA.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/history/cold_war/cold_war_competition_crisis/arms_race_space_race/revision/1/
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
USSR spies in US – http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/espionage
USA and McCarthyism - http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp Look at victims and injustice.
Understanding of US citizen’s perspective from media and propaganda – how to spot a communist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AH-qyk Anti soviet propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yjAb6eoCw
6. Understanding of USSR citizen’s perspective from media and propaganda – what is the message of this cartoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRx5-U0Re2s Anti American propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia7N1l7zrlk NEED
SUBTITLES
Questions
1. What did each side fear about the other?
2. How did each side use propaganda to further their fear?
3. How important do you think the leaders were in creating a negative impression of the other side?
4. Having listened to both sides, what have you learnt about the Cold War?
How and why
did Cold war
tension
increase?
How did the
leaders and
propaganda
affect the
Cold war?
Lesson 1- Task 1.
Amidst the tensions and fears of the early cold
war years you have been assigned the very
important and trusted job of creating a dossier
for your government
You are responsible for one area of concern and
will need to carefully research and be ready to
represent your country at the upcoming summit
meeting
Use the links to read and produce a one page
dossier on the concerns and fears of your
country. You should focus on the aspect or
subtopic you have been given on your slide. You
may include images.
USA on USSR military strength,
leadership, technology.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/
history/cold_war/cold_war_competition_crisis
/arms_race_space_race/revision/1/
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_
arms_race.htm
USSR on USA. military strength,
leadership, technology
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2
/history/cold_war/cold_war_competition_crisi
s/arms_race_space_race/revision/1/
• http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear
_arms_race.htm
USSR spies in US – an American view
• http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/espio
nage
USA and McCarthyism - A Russian
view
• http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp Look at
victims and injustice.
Understanding of US citizen’s perspective
from media and propaganda – how to spot
a communist
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AHqyk Anti soviet propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yjAb6e
oCw
Understanding of USSR citizen’s
perspective from media and propaganda –
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRx5U0Re2s Anti American propaganda - what is the
message of this cartoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia7N1l7zrlk
NEED SUBTITLES(how to get subtitles onto the
anti-American Polish clip for the Cold War lesson,
you just need to click on ‘cc’. This is on the right
of the screen,)
Lesson 2- the Summit meeting!
LO: To understand different perspectives and to make a conclusion on
the key issues of the Cold War
Issue to be discussed number 1
“We are right to be concerned
because you are building
technology intent to destroy us.”
Issue to be discussed number 2
“Spies are
everywhere.”
Issue to be discussed number 3
“Media proves the
danger you pose to us.”
Reflection
What are your conclusions:
1.What did each side fear about the other?
2.How did each side use propaganda to further
their fear?
3.How important do you think the leaders were
in creating a negative impression of the other
side?
4.Having listened to both sides, what have you
learnt about the Cold War?