COLD WAR UNIT FOR WORLD HISTORY: 9 Days of Lesson, Review & Exam Differentiated

This no-prep unit includes print and digital versions. Causes of the Cold War, containment, wars in Asia (Vietnam & Korea), Cuban Missile Crisis... these are some topics covered in my Cold War Unit. It's a 9-day unit including the exam. Activities vary from close reads, simulations, videos and a word puzzle in order to engage your students as well as increase their content knowledge and skills.

Here is the day-by-day:

DAY 1 - Causes of the Cold War (video and differentiated reading)

DAY 2- Containment, Marshall Plan (differentiated, Google version)

DAY 3 - Alliances and Berlin Blockade (video, document analysis, Google version)

DAY 4 - Korean & Vietnam Wars Compared (video, Google version)

DAY 5 - Cold War at Home (FUN simulation lesson, group work)

DAY 6 - Cuban Missile Crisis (engrossing videos, Google version)

DAY 7 - Space Race, Detente (video, tic-tac-toe student choice activity)

DAY 8 - End of Cold War & Review (Close read, review word search 2 versions)

DAY 9 - Exam (28 multiple choice, 4 document-based questions)

These lessons are appropriate for 10-12 graders. Some lessons may be too challenging for middle school.

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