The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the time period to learn more about the tensions between the two countries.

Concepts

the cold war, american history, communism, harry s. truman, the presidency of harry s. truman, the soviet union, atomic bombs, post world war ii, the marshall plan

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct an activity where learners view the graphics without the descriptions and ask them to guess what was happening in each 
• Provide learners with more background information about the Soviet Union's history for context

Classroom Considerations

• Requires devices with Internet access or distribute the printable version of the website 

Pros

• Displays various graphics that visually describe the events of the Cold War
• Uses a narrative tone to make the passages read like an interesting story 

Cons

• Includes only one artifact

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.3 RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3