Recognising key change
Learning Outcome 3.5: Recognise the importance of the Cold War in international relations in the twentieth century world.

INTRODUCTION
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youtube - Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech

Overview

John D. Clare Notes - Cold War Revision


​john d. ruddy - The Cold War (remastered edition)


history bombs - History of the Cold War (in One Take)

the truman doctrine and the marshall plan
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lagan college - truman doctrine and marshall plan


​bbc world service - witness - the marshall plan
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enrs - the marshall plan

Berlin

berlin blockade

bbc bitesize - the berlin blockade and airlift 

bbc radio 4 - cold war: stories from the big freeze - the berlin blockade

youtube - The Berlin Blockade (10m)


berlin wall
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bbc bitesize - the berlin wall
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BBC RADIO 4 - COLD WAR: STORIES FROM THE BIG FREEZE - the berlin wall crisis


rté archives - berlin a divided city 1965


​Ted Ed - The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

Korean War
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bbc bitesize - the korean war

BBC History - The Korean War: An Overview
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BBC RADIO 4 - COLD WAR: STORIES FROM THE BIG FREEZE - the korean war

BBC WORLD SERVICE - THE HISTORY HOUR - Korea Divided: A Bitter History

Cuban Missile Crisis

bbc bitesize - the cuban missile crisis

history pod - 14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites


​history extra - Nuclear nightmare: the Cuban missile crisis

john d. ruddy - Cuban Missile Crisis in 5 Minutes


BBC RADIO 4 - COLD WAR: STORIES FROM THE BIG FREEZE - the cuban missile crisis


​historical speeches tv - Kennedy addresses the nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis

the vietnam war
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bbc bitesize - the vietnam war
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HISTORY POD - 7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress


​the atlantic - protest posters from the vietnam period
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history channel - the my lai massacre


​HISTORY TODAY - The Vietnam War: A History in Song


​barry mcguire - eve of destruction


creedence clearwater revival - fortunate son


CORK HTA - YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: VIETNAM WAR SOUNDTRACK


BBC RADIO 4 - COLD WAR: STORIES FROM THE BIG FREEZE -

america's vietnam war

The Fall of Saigon

how did the cold war end?

lagan history - how did the cold war end? 


enrs - Collapse of the USSR

More Resources
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​Alpha History - The Cold War
Cold War Film Clips - From the British National Archives
John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis - BBC History Article

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
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the h-bomb

BBC RADIO 4 - COLD WAR: STORIES FROM THE BIG FREEZE - the h-bomb

FOCUS TASK
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Make and annotate an illustrated timeline of eight key dates relating to the Cold War. 

REVISION
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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