Ideologies of the Cold War: Communism and Capitalism

The Origins of the Cold War 1/2: Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945–1972

Conflict and Tension between East and West, 1945–1972 - The Origins of the Cold War. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • The end of the Second World War: Yalta and Potsdam Conferences; the division of Germany; contrasting attitudes and ideologies of the USA and the USSR, including the aims of Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Attlee and Truman; effect of the dropping of the atom bomb on post-war superpower relations. • The Iron Curtain and the evolution of East-West rivalry: Soviet expansion in East Europe; US policies; the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, their purpose and Stalin’s reaction; Cominform; Comecon; Yugoslavia; the Berlin Blockade and Airlift. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons: 01 - Ideologies of the Cold War 02 - Origins of the USSR 03 - The Nazi-Soviet Pact 04 - The Grand Alliance 05 - The Yalta Conference 06 - The Potsdam Conference 07 - Hiroshima and Nagasaki 08 - Truman on Trial 09 - The Atom Bomb's Impact on Superpower Relations 10 - The Origins of the Cold War: Assessment 11 - The Origins of the Cold War: Revision Resources The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain well above average results over a period of time: 2023 P8: +0.26 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 For the third consecutive year, my GCSE History class(es) have also attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1350 students. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying GCSE History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©