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This resource is aimed at learners around the age of 16-18 years old who are studying IBDP Cold War History. It can also be adapted to meet GCSE or A-Level curriculum requirements. This is a worksheet to review learning about the Korean War to address the inquiry question How did the Korean War impact Cold War superpower relations between 1950-1962? The resource has four pages, the first page includes a suggested inquiry question and the 12 significance cards. The second page has a diamond nine layout. The third page has teacher’s notes explaining how to teach the activity including relevant criteria to decide significance, and suggestions on how it can be adapted to other uses in the classroom. The fourth page has extension tasks for differentiation, and a second set of 12 cards to help teachers adapt the material. The conceptual lens that has been selected for this class is significance, and a diamond nine format has been selected to require students to contemplate which of these significances are more or less important in relation to the inquiry question. It is relevant for inquiries into the containment policy and the expansion of the Cold War in Asia. The worksheet is available in an editable .docx format and a locked .pdf format. This should take around one forty five minute period to deliver.

This is a venn diagram activity designed for IBDP History to review the concepts of fear, aggression, and ideology in the origins of the Cold War. This resource, last updated on 10 June 2025 allows teachers to review their student’s subject knowledge and also chronological understanding of the events 1945-1949. The main purpose of the activity is to activate their student’s conceptual understanding of fear, aggression, and ideology by looking at key Cold War events through these lenses using a card sort. This activity is designed for pair work or small groups. The first page of the activity includes the Venn Diagrams, the second page of the activity includes the instructions to the students, the third page of the activity includes notes for teachers, and the fourth and fifth pages include suggested answers. I use this activity by getting the students to cut out the cards on page two, divide them into if they are American or Soviet policies to review comprehension, then I ask them to complete the main activity which is to stimulate discussion about key policies of the time period. There are other suggested activities such as arranging the cards into chronological order, and a reflection activity about the challenges involved in placing the cards, and also an extension activity for faster learners. I use this activity near the end of my Origins of the Cold War unit as a review of all the content. If there is a double period, I feel this is a helpful way to review content before practicing a timed essay. I have found this resource is an excellent way to stimulate discussion based learning on this topic.

Causes of the 1961 Berlin Crisis This resource is aimed at 16-18 year old students for the IBDP but may also be useful for 14-16 year olds, GCSE, A-Level and National Curriculum requirements. This worksheet includes an inquiry question, a bespoke introduction, a quiz on how the crisis was viewed by the communist and capitalist blocs, an ordering task to review content, comprehension question, twelve causes of the crisis, a mind map for students to complete, and an extension task for fast learners. There are extensive teacher notes including answers for all the activities, with the exception of the mind map which is a more open ended activity. The resource can be flexibly adapted without extensive editing. The worksheet is twelve pages long, with pages 1-7 being student worksheets and pages 8-12 being clear teacher’s notes and answers. The worksheet is available in both .docx and .pdf format. This a for a full ninety minute class. Both content and skills can be covered without recourse to needing extra material. The rationale for this lesson is that students can struggle to learn the historical forces that propelled the wall to be built. By focusing less on content and more on developing skills analysing the dynamics that caused the wall to be built, this lesson aims to focus more on the specific context the wall was built. This lesson looks at the Berlin Crisis through a causation lens. Please note this shop has another class on the consequences of the Berlin Crisis, which looks at the crisis through a consequences lens. With the exception of the inquiry question and activity 5, which are the causation cards and the mind map, all the other activities and instructions are identical to the consequence worksheet. It is recommended you only buy only either the causation or consequences material. The resource can be flexibly adapted without extensive editing.

This resource is aimed at 16-18 year old students for the IBDP but may also be useful for 14-16 year olds, GCSE, A-Level and National Curriculum requirements. This worksheet includes an inquiry question, a bespoke introduction, a quiz on how the crisis was viewed by the communist and capitalist blocs, an ordering task to review content, comprehension question, twelve causes of the crisis, a mind map for students to complete, and an extension task for fast learners. There are extensive teacher notes including answers for all the activities, with the exception of the mind map which is a more open ended activity. The resource can be flexibly adapted without extensive editing. The worksheet is twelve pages long, with pages 1-7 being student worksheets and pages 8-12 being clear teacher’s notes and answers. The worksheet is available in both .docx and .pdf format. This a for a full ninety minute class. Both content and skills can be covered without recourse to needing extra material. The rationale for this lesson is that students can struggle to learn the historical shockwaves generated by building the wall. By focusing less on content and more on developing skills analysing the dynamics of the consequences of the wall to be built, this lesson aims to look at how this impacted upon superpower relations. This material can be tailored towards an impact on the domestic impact, should the teacher wish to edit the material. This lesson looks at the Berlin Crisis through a consequences lens. Please note this shop has another class on the causes of the Berlin Crisis, which looks at the crisis through a causation lens. With the exception of the inquiry question and activity 5, which are the causation cards and the mind map, all the other activities and instructions are identical to the causation worksheet. It is recommended you only buy only either the causation or consequences material.