Students exam why NATO and the Warsaw Pact were formed, their purpose and the impact they had on Cold War tensions between the USA and Soviet Union.

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 - Students start to define what a military alliance is and explain its purpose.
• Slide 4-5: Topic Recap - A card sort activity for students to distinguish the difference between capitalism and communism. Includes printable card sort.
• Slide 6-8: Berlin Crisis Recap - A sentence/gap fill activity to recap the events of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift - includes answers and printable resources.
• Slide 9-12: Background information covering the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact with clear maps and discussion questions.
• Slide 13-14: Task 1 - A map activity for students to identify NATO and Warsaw Pact countries in Europe. Includes printable map activity.
• Slide 15-16: Task 2 - Students are provided with a worksheet to help them write two letters to explain the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
• Slide 17: Task 3 - An additional comprehension style worksheet
• Slide 18: Challenge/Summary questions
• Slide 19-20: Learning Review - Students decide which statements are facts about NATO or the Warsaw Pact. Answers provided.
• Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet
• Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - Exam/assessment questions based on the topic and lesson
• Slide 23: More from RA Resources

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