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Carolina K-12

The Major Conferences of World War II

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Young historians create a 1940's news radio broadcast on the five major World War II conferences, including the Atlantic, Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Victory and the New Order in Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A New Order in Europe calls for a new lesson plan! This third plan in a series of four sequential lessons encourages high schoolers to read primary sources about the development of the New Order and follow up their knowledge with a...
PPT
Curated OER

Restructuring the Post War World: 1945-Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
You have just entered the Cold War Zone, with 96 slides at your disposal. From changes in government in China, The Marshall Plan, and the Iron Curtain, to the Vietnam War and Ronald Regan, this presentation will help you cover it all. A...
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University of California

Roots of the Cold War

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
When and how did the Cold War begin? To answer this question, you will not find a better-organized, in-depth, activity- and inquiry-based resource than this! Executing best teaching practices throughout, each portion of this inquiry...
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Curated OER

End of World War II

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the results of the Yalta Conference on Europe after the war. They develop a PowerPoint presentation that compare the effects of World War I and World War II. They write a journal entry taking the point of view of...
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Curated OER

The End of WWII and The Beginning of the Cold War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this end of World War II and Cold War study guide worksheet, students fill in 44 blanks in a passage with the appropriate words to complete the sentences regarding the time period.
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Curated OER

Chapter 21 - The Cold War to 1960

For Students 9th - 12th
In this U.S. history activity, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the Cold War 1950's America and respond to 50 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

What Was the Cold War?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A study of the Cold War can helps students learn about history through interviewing people who lived through this period.
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Curated OER

End of World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this end of World War II and Cold War study guide worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in a 6-paragraph passage with the appropriate words to complete the sentences regarding the time period.
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Curated OER

World Religions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the symbols and historical figures of the five main religions of the world. They participate in a class discussion, listen to a lecture and take notes, and write five Haikus, one about each major religion of...
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Curated OER

1948 - Berlin Airlift

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine a document from the Berlin Airlift in order to research his important event in World History.
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Curated OER

Battles and Events of World War II

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this World War II worksheet, students list the date, purpose, key people, and outcome of the 9 listed events and battles on the graphic organizer.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Yalta Conference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...
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National Archives (UK)

Cold War: The Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of proceedings that took place at the Yalta Conference. Features student questions.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Yalta Conference, Feb. 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University gives the text of the Yalta Confernce. It has an outline of the agreements made.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the document that presented the protocal adopted at the Yalta Conference which addressed many world issues, primarily what would happen with Germany and Japan at the end of World War II.
Website
US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: The Yalta Conference, 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a concise summary of the decisions made by Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in 1945.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Start of the Cold War the Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the end of World War II contributed to the rise of the Cold War.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start of Cold War, Part 1: Yalta Conference and Containment

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of World War II, the Yalta Conference saw the splitting of Germany into four zones and the United States began a policy of containment of communism.
Article
New York Times

New York Times: The Bitter Legacy of Yalta

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] New York Times correspondent Jason DeParle reflects on the controversial legacy of the Yalta Conference. (November 26, 1989)
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the diplomatic negotiations among the Big Three leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - during World War II. Discusses the invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Europe, the shock of seeing the impact of the Holocaust...
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Franklin Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions in relation to the Cold War from the Yalta Conference to the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Click on Franklin Roosevelt to find out about the decisions...
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Other

The Last Days of the War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the account of Nikolai G. Kuznetsov on the end of the war. He was the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union, and a participant in the Yalta Conference.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
In February 1945, FDR met with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin in Yalta to discuss post WW2 plans. This article provides detailed facts and a summary of this historic event.