Cominform & Comecon - Cold War & Superpower - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 6

Students examine the reasons for Stalin’s creation of Cominform and Comecon as well as the impact this had on US-Soviet Relations

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT)
• 1 x 25 Slide Main Power Point Lesson

The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
• Slide 3-4: Warm Up Brain Teaser with answer and explanation
• Slide 5-6: Recap - Students complete a 6 sentence gap fill activity based on the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. Answers included.
• Slide 7: Starter - A quick activity which asks students to pick a key term to describe the relationship between the USA and Soviet Union by 1947.
• Slide 8-10: Recap - A 12 key term match up activity with answers and printable worksheet based on the unit so far.
• Slide 11-14: Background information covering the reasons for Stalin’s creation of Cominform and Comecon and what their aims were.
• Slide 15-16: Task 1 - A table fill task for students to outline the two organisations. Includes printable resource.
• Slide 17: Task 2 - A question sheet where students explain and analyse the creation of Cominform and Comecon. Printable resource.
• Slide 18-20: Task 3 BONUS ACTIVITY - Students can create their own timeline of the events they have covered so far in this unit. Includes a choice of printable timelines.
• Slide 21-22: Learning Review - Students are given 8 statements and have to decide which link to Cominform or Comecon. Answers provided.
• Slide 23: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS - Example assessment/exam questions linked to the lesson and unit of work.
• Slide 25: More from RA Resources

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