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The End of the Cold War (1979-1991) Lesson PlanThe End of the Cold War (1979-1991) Lesson Plan
Publisher
University of California
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Grade
10th - 11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
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Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
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Year
2013
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The End of the Cold War (1979-1991)

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This The End of the Cold War (1979-1991) lesson plan also includes:
  • Unit Index - Cold War (America)
  • Unit Index - Cold War (World)
  • Unit Introduction (US Strand)
  • Unit Introduction (World Strand)
  • Map
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Rubric
  • Student Reference
  • Graphic & Image
  • Reading Passage
  • Activity
  • Worksheet
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Scholars use primary and secondary documents, as well as video evidence, to investigate the end of the Cold War.  After completing the final installment of an eight-part series, class members better understand the issues surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union 

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Concepts

the cold war, the presidency of ronald reagan, mikhail gorbachev

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Condense the time frame of the unit by assigning topics on the end of the Cold War to groups for presentations
  • Use the videos as a review tool at the end of the unit 

Classroom Considerations

  • Group sizes should be no more than four

Pros

  • Contains printable worksheets, maps, graphs, and photos as evidence

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6

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