This is part of scheme of learning for Key Stage 3 about the Cold War which looks at how Russia became communist in the first place, and puts the Cold War into its ideological context. It follows the lessons also included on the atomic bomb and capitalism and communism. It comprises of 2x1hours, and makes use of YouTube clips about the Bolshevik Revolution and communism, and there is also a resource for students to answer questions while they watch. I have found it to be a useful lesson for online teaching.

This is part of a scheme of learning that made for Year 9 about the Cold War era. It is about Berlin as a divided City and is lesson 11-12 in the scheme of learning. It focuses on the origins of the division; differences in peoples’ live in the east and west; the causes and consequences of the Berlin Wall; and looks at escape attempts. It includes clips and tasks.

This is lesson 13 and 14 of a Year 9 scheme of learning made to cover the 20th century world. It has been created in a way that ensures that students who do not choose GCSE history are informed of key developments that are shaping our world today. Other lessons from this unit are also available. This can also be used for the teaching of GCSE.

This resource is a power point focusing on the succession and foreign policy. it contains a number of activities for the 1C Unit of the AQA A level,and can also be used for other A level boards. If students do all activities it should take approximately 5 hours to teach

This resource addresses the successes of President Johnson and civil rights. It involves looking at enclosed source materials and personal research to make an assessment on Johnson’s achievements. It contains video clips; sources and opportunities for evaluative group work. It would take about 3 hours to complete this lesson. The lessons were created for the AQA American Dream unit, but are suitable for any post 16 study of post war USA.

This resource focuses on explaining capitalism and communism through role play. Students are each given a character from either 1945 USSR or USA with information about their situation. They have to interview each other and record their results on a grid. They then use the grid to write an extended piece of evaluative writing - structure included to help students who require support. I have found this very useful to help students understand from the perspective of others in a fun way. The resource contains a short Power Point with instructions; colour-coded differentiated characters; and a grid to record findings.

This debate is an opportunity for A Level student to re-visit the Presidency of Harry Truman. It is the last of a series of 5 power points covering the Presidency of Harry Truman, and gives students the opportunity to evaluate his presidency. The whole section on Truman covers about 20-25 hours of teaching and is available either in blocks of 5 hours or as a bundle.

This is an A Level lesson on the 1952 US Presidential Election. It would take about 3 hours to teach and is suitable for the first lesson on Eisenhower for the American Dream Unit. It is also suitable for A Level Politics as it focuses quite closely on the American electoral system.

This lesson has been created for the American Dream unit of the AQA A level, but is suitable for any course which involves the study of Eisenhower’s presidency. It focuses on the successes/failures of Nixon as Vice President, and his relationship with Eisenhower, and traces the end of MaCCarthyism. It contains a variety of research; card sort and video activities, and takes about 3 hours to teach.

This resource was created for AQA A Level - the American Dream. It focuses on the development of civil rights under President Johnson, and enables the students to research and look in depth at a variety of source materials to reach conclusions about Johnson’s performance in the area of civil rights.

This resource contains a cloze activity at the beginning to help lower and middle attaining students place key people and events. It then contains a summary of all of the key topics under sub-headings which has been designed to support the revision of students who are unable retain a huge amount of content. It is therefore summarised in bitesize chunks to ensure that AO1 and AO2 are secure for the examination.

This is the FIFTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, the impact on US/USSR relations of the formation of COMINFORM; COMECON and NATO. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This is the fourth lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, the impact on US/USSR relations of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This is the SIXTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, the Berlin Crisis 1948-49. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

his is the NINTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, including international reaction to the events in Hungary in 1956, and examination of the period 1945-56. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This assessment is for use after teaching key topic 1 - the Origins of the Cold War on the Superpower Relations and the Cold War unit at GCSE. The 9 lessons for this topic are also available. It assesses AO1 and AO2 as required for this unit by the examination board, and is fully differentiated containing some simple recall questions and other extended examination questions so that teachers can plan their approach to key topic 2 using results of summative assessment.

This is the SEVENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, the significance of the arms race and the creation of the Warsaw Pact. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

tHIS 60 SLIDE POWER POINT CONTAIN ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND REVISION TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR KEY TOPIC 1 OF THE EARLY ELIZABETHAN UNIT. RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE IS BULLET POINTED; REVISION ACTIVITIES ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE EXAMINATION WITH CRITERION EXPLAINED. I MADE THIS TO RE-TEACH THIS UNIT QUICKLY ABOUT 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION. IT CONTAINS ABOUT 6/7 HOURS WORTH OF LESSONS PLUS HOMEWORKS. KEY TOPICS 2 AND 3 ALSO AVAILABLE.