Cold War and Decolonization
Driving Question: What were the linkages between the Cold War and decolonization?
As the Second World War ended, new global conflicts emerged. The Cold War and decolonization were entangled in a complex web of economics, conflict, diplomacy, and espionage. In this lesson you’ll step into a world divided by ideology and energized by revolution.
Learning Objectives:
- Use evidence to evaluate how the Cold War and decolonization are intertwined in the history of this period.
- Evaluate what changed and what stayed the same from the era of global conflict to the Cold War and decolonization.
Vocab Terms:
Review the OER Project Teaching Sensitive Topics in Social Studies Guide as you work through sensitive subject matter with your students.
As you get ready to learn about the Cold War, consider what you think you know and what you know you don’t know.
Agree or disagree? Evaluate some statements before you dive into Unit 8—then see how accurate you were when you get to the end of the unit.
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After the Second World War, global empires crumbled and new tensions rose. Learn how independence movements, superpower rivalries, and shifting alliances created a new and often unstable global landscape.
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Guiding Questions
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Guiding Questions
The Cold War and decolonization were massive, complex conflicts. Here, you’ll practice using the frames of communities, networks, and production and distribution to make sense of how they unfolded and connected to each other.
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Guiding Questions
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