Students examine how the Berlin refugee crisis led to Khrushchev’s Berlin Ultimatum in 1958 along with the following summit meetings in Geneva, Vienna, Camp David and Paris.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson!
• 1 x Main Power Point Lesson

The 23 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: Warm Up Brain teaser based on a Cold War Code!
• Slide 4: Starter discussion - what is a refugee and why might people living in Eastern Europe want to flee?
• Slide 5-7: Recap Gap Fill - A recap of the main events in Berlin so far such as the Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift. Answers and printable resource included.
• Slide 8-10: Background information covering the refugee crisis in East Germany
• Slide 11-12: Background information covering the Berlin Ultimatum and what Eisenhower’s response should be.
• Slide 13: An overview of the summit meetings
• Slide 14-16: Task 1 - Push and pull reasons why people in East Germany were leaving for the West. Includes printable worksheet and answers.
• Slide 17: Task 2 - Printable worksheet
• Slide 18: Follow up challenge questions
• Slide 19-20: Learning Review covering the summit meetings, including answers
• Slide 21: Exam/assessment example questions
• Slide 22: Lesson fact sheet/knowledge organisers
• Slide 23: More from RA Resources

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