The Cold War
About the The Cold War Lesson
Summary
This lesson is designed to introduce the Cold War.
Objectives
• To be able to identify some of the factors that led to the Cold War.
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To be able to describe the fear of communism spreading during the time and some of the means of containing it.
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To be able to explain the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its purpose.
Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Excerpt
In the era after World War II, the Soviets occupied most of Eastern Europe. They occupied Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. East Germany was also controlled by the Soviet Union. Stalin had promised to allow free elections in these countries, but he broke this promise. In addition to his failure to hold free elections, Stalin also cut off communication, trade, and travel between these satellite countries and other western countries.
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