Cold War - Endings

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Essential Question: How does the Cold War end, and what is the fallout?

Opening Move/Do Now:

• Russians Lyrics - Sting
• Cold War Feelings Worksheet

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Opening Move	3-5 Min
Activity	30 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Results and Effects of the Cold War

• Both the United States of America and the Soviet Union built up huge arsenals of atomic weapons and ballistic missiles.
• The military blocs NATO and The Warsaw Pact were formed
• It led to destructive conflicts like the Vietnam War and the Korean War.
• The Soviet Union collapsed due to economic weaknesses.
• The Berlin Wall was demolished and the two German nations were unified.
• The Warsaw Pact disintegrated.
• The Baltic States and some former Soviet republics achieved independence.
• America became the sole superpower of the world.
• Communism collapsed worldwide.
• The Cold War indeed took a heavy economic toll on the world.

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: The Cold War (1945-1991)

Lesson Video:

• [http://www.classroomexplorations.org

/wiki/images/6/68/Huntforredoktober.mp4 The Hunt for Red Oktober]

• The Berlin Wall
• [http://www.classroomexplorations.org

/wiki/images/5/5e/Reaganteardownwall.mp4 Impact of The Berlin Wall Speech - Ronald Reagan]

• Two Tribes - 80s Music Video
• TV Commercial - Wendy's
• NATO
• TV Movie Clip - The Day After (1983)
• War Games Movie Ending (Thermonuclear War
• 10 Scary Facts About Nuclear Bombs

Documents:

• The End of the Cold War - Reagan, Thatcher, and the Pope
• Reagan & Pope John Paul II & The End of the Cold War

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Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.