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Edexcel GCSE Cold War: Soviet Control of Satellite States 1945–48

Edexcel GCSE Cold War: Soviet Control of Satellite States 1945–48

Subject: History

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Lesson (complete)

Last updated

25 October 2026

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The aim of this lesson is to assess how the Soviet Union established control over Eastern Europe after the Second World War and examine how far the satellite states willingly accepted communist rule.

Students begin by examining the events following the fall of Berlin in 1945 and the growing tensions between the former wartime allies. Through source analysis and differentiated questions, they investigate why Stalin wanted control over Eastern Europe and how the satellite states became increasingly dominated by the Soviet Union.

Students then explore how individual Eastern European countries fell under Soviet control. They assess the role of intimidation, threats and political pressure, while considering the extent of resistance and rebellion against Soviet rule.

The plenary challenges students to think outside the box by linking key historical events to relevant images, helping them consolidate their understanding of Soviet control in Eastern Europe.

The lesson concludes with GCSE narrative account question practice. Scaffolding helps students organise events in chronological order and explain how they link together. A model answer and mark scheme are provided to support students in developing their exam technique.

The lesson is enquiry based, with a key question using a lightbulb introduced at the start and revisited throughout this and subsequent lessons to show the progress of learning.

It also comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

Any reviews would be gratefully received.

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Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1956 Bundle

This bundle is the first part in a series of lessons created for Edexcel GCSE 9–1 Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91. It contains fully resourced, differentiated and editable lessons designed to save planning time while helping students develop the knowledge and exam skills needed to achieve the highest grades. The lessons are enquiry based, with a key question running throughout each lesson to encourage students to think critically about how tensions developed between East and West. Students will build their understanding of the changing relations between the USA and USSR, the causes and consequences of key Cold War events, the impact of ideology, diplomacy, propaganda and conflict and continuity and change across the period Each lesson includes retrieval practice, differentiated tasks, source and interpretation activities, GCSE-style exam questions with model answers, suggested teaching strategies and editable PowerPoints. The lessons are designed to work together as a coherent unit, helping students build a clear narrative understanding of the Cold War over time. The lessons are as follows: L1 Origins of the Cold War L2 Conferences of Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam L3 The Kennan and Novikov Telegrams L4 Soviet Satellite States L5 Truman Doctrine L6 Marshall Aid L7 Cominform and Comecon (**Free resource**) L8 Berlin Crisis 1948 L9 NATO and Warsaw Pact L10 Significance of Arms Race (**Free resource**) L11 Hungarian Uprising Further GCSE Assessment materials can be found on the Edexcel Website. Please note these lessons are currently used within my department and and tried and tested and up to date. A complete set of lessons for this unit can be found here: /teaching-resource/resource-13325744 A Revision Guide for the whole course can also be found here: /teaching-resource/-12409135 A Revision Work Booklet can be also found here: /teaching-resource/-13624912 Any reviews will be gratefully received. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information about the course: Pilgrimhistory17@gmail.com

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