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Roots of the Cold War Lesson PlanRoots of the Cold War Lesson Plan
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University of California
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10th - 11th
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Roots of the Cold War

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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 involves detailed analysis of primary and secondary source material, supporting learners as they develop an answer to the resource's guiding question.

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Concepts

winston churchill, joseph stalin, dictators, containment, the cold war, the iron curtain, the marshall plan, the truman doctrine, berlin blockade

Additional Tags

yalta and potsdam, iron curtain, marshall plan, truman doctrine, containment, winston churchill, stalin, social studies

Pros

  • Includes wealth of activities and lessons and all instructional materials
  • Incorporates variety of instructional strategies, including literacy techniques, document analysis, audio recordings, classifying information in groups, etc.
  • Clear explanations for how to execute each step of the lesson

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  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.4 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.9

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