Edexcel GCSE Superpower relations and the Cold War Complete Bundle

Superpower Relations and the Cold War

This bundle includes lessons from the Conferences starting at Tehran through to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union - every key event and flashpoint is included.

They are clear, structured lessons, Each editable PowerPoint lesson includes objectives, engaging activities, exam-style questions, and revision materials, helping students build knowledge and skills in tandem.

They are exam-focused and tailored to support GCSE assessments, including importance, consequences and narrative accounts.

The lessons include a variety of learning styles including timelines, maps, worksheets, video links and class discussions to cater to all learners.

They are designed to be engaging and accessible. The lessons break down complex historical events into student-friendly, memorable content without sacrificing depth.

The lessons are for made for teachers seeking a complete GCSE Cold War scheme of work as well as non-specialists looking for structured, exam-ready resources. These will also help students wanting a cohesive and engaging learning journey through a difficult unit of study on the Cold War.

The lessons are as follows:
L1 Origins of the Cold War
L2 Conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam
L3 The Kennan and Novikov Telegrams
L4 Soviet Satellite States
L5 Truman Doctrine
L6 Marshall Aid
L7 Cominform and Comecon
L8 Berlin Crisis 1948
L9 NATO and Warsaw Pact
L10 Significance of Arms Race
L11 Hungarian Uprising
L12 Berlin Ultimatum
L13 Building the Berlin Wall
L14 Cuba and the Bay of Pigs
L15 Cuban Missile Crisis
L16 Prague Spring
L17 Détente and SALT 1
L18 Helsinki Accords and SALT 2
L19 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
L20 Reagan and the Second Cold War
L21 Gorbachev’s new ideas
L22 Fall of the Berlin Wall

The lessons are enquiry based with a key question of how close was the world to a nuclear war using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lessons and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning.

All the lessons in this bundle are therefore linked together to build up a picture of how diplomacy, propaganda and spying led two Superpowers with opposing political ideologies to create tensions, rivalries and distrust as well as form mutual understanding and cooperation over the time period in question.

The resources include retrieval practice, suggested teaching strategies, differentiated materials and GCSE exam practice questions. No AI has been used to create these resources.