The ripple effect from one small event can impact many others. Young historians research the ripple effect World War II had on decolonization in the second installment of an eight-part series. Through primary and secondary documents as well as videos and maps, the nature of Cold War politics and power become clear.

Concepts

the cold war, the suez canal, the cuban missile crisis, the presidency of john f. kennedy, fidel castro

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Split class into two groups and debate which incident had a greater impact: Suez Crisis or the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Create stations around the room representing different parts of the world that were impacted by decolonization 
• Laminate a large map on decolonization from 1945-1965 and place in front of the room for reference

Classroom Considerations

• Group size should be no more than three
  

Pros

• Resource provides multiple printable materials for classroom use 
• Includes primary and secondary resources on the Cold War
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.6